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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

3

from there; thence

1

huge; enormous; great big

1

volley firing; fusillade; broadside

1

to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

3

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

1

to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

3

push-up (exercise); press-up

1

successive championships

2

strong pressure; heavy pressure

1

verbal abuse

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

to shoot or fire off an arrow

2

short term; short time

3

contradiction; inconsistency

2

end of life; death; annihilation

1

winner-takes-all (system)

2

to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

4

being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind

1

seven (long cylindrical things)

1

heavyweight class

1

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

1

to knead well; to polish; to refine

1

to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to

1

offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart

1

many; numerous

1

faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door

1

eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death

1

as anyone can see

2

to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show

4

importance; gravity

2

bright; cheerful

1

to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

2

to throw on the fire; to burn

1

with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out

1

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

6

head

3

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

2

to pinch; to nip

5

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

2

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

2

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

2

to slay; to kill

1

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

4

heavy drinking

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

3

lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

2