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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

1

course; direction

1

both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence

1

summer

3

hey; yo; hi; come on; hey

1

lonely

1

the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean

1

intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

7

distant; cold; formal

1

guide (on a tour, etc.)

2

leather strap; thong; leash

4

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

3

alternate; alternation

2

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

2

tough guy

1

gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

bare ground; denuded land; barren area; dead land

2

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

1

housing (i.e. accommodation); housing (for equipment); enclosure; colocation; co-location

1

demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match

1

to step over or across; to overcome

4

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

beginning; start; first moxa treatment

2

veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service

3

mercenary (soldier)

1

unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on

4

eldest; oldest

2

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

18

strategy; artifice

2

to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out

1

launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party

1

to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess

2

prism; polygonal (esp. square) pillar; bamboo

1

union; joining; conjugation

9

watchtower; observation tower; lookout

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

1

grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

2

harmonious; intimate

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

2

chomping; gulping; with a big bite

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

paper plate; paper tray

2

to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of

1

unsteady steps; bobbing

1

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

1

to date; as of now

5

going on a pleasure jaunt

2