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diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint

3

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

2

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

3

stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

1

sporadic

1

panic

1

production (e.g. play); direction

1

shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

6

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

6

to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)

2

riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties

1

cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

to penetrate; to pervade; to spread

1

den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within

2

to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much

1

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

2

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

2

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

2

first; new

2

to reject; to repel

4

knife

5

to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise

1

to cut at; to slash at

7

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

3

calling card

1

year in, year out; always; 24-7

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

2

shark

1

asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)

1

curse; malediction; hex

22

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

Kundali

2

to smash up; to defeat crushingly

1

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

3

temperature

1

to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

2

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

2

ring

2

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

1

showy; ostentatious

1