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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

13

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

6

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

2

coward

7

tall (of a person)

7

tennis

1

national polity; National Athletic Meet

1

(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

3

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

7

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

3

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

to happen to have on hand or in stock

1

Titanic

1

luxury cruise ship; luxury liner

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

4

calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

3

scrap lumber; piece of wood

1

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

1

relief; aid; rescue

1

earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)

1

fire; conflagration

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

gallant; dashing; jaunty

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

1

close call; narrow escape

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

quick-wittedness; tact

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

3

to (do) like this

2

bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

4

particularly; only; in the case of

2

to be uncommon

1

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

5

courageous; brave; bold; valiant

2

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

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