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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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sophistry; sophism

1

to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

1

buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking

3

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

4

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

4

joy; pleasure; delight

1

to thrust before; to thrust at

3

to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

1

thought; idea; ideology

1

always; at any time

5

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

1

perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile

1

defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

2

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

5

self-affirmation; self-approval

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

4

love; affection

2

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

1

to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

to become red; to redden; to blush

2

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)

2

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence

1

to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

2

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

4

older sister; elder sister

5

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

2

achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

2

second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student

1

Hollywood

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special effects makeup

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recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

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