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to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower

2

not yet fixed; undecided; pending

4

breathing; respiration

4

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

6

training (animals); breaking (animals)

3

elementary; basic; rudimentary

3

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

1

in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

3

forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

1

touch; being involved in

20

trick art; trompe-l'oeil; trompe l'oeil

2

stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person

1

the ancients; ancient people

1

archeologist; archaeologist

1

interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming

3

set theory

2

truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

9

to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly

1

sex education

1

rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

2

pun; play on words

8

to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

14

libido

2

space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings

3

reform; renovation

2

to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)

8

to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

9

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

4

foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling

2

voluntary; optional; free; elective

3

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

1

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

12

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

5

pendulum

4

lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

3

ash; ashes

34

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

old body; aged person; elderly person

3

to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall

1

projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

to be in a huff

1

pretty

4

slapstick

3

focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

3

crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

5

scratch; graze; abrasion

14

killer; murderer

1

youth; young person

7

regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw

15