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related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood

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older sister and younger brother

2

skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones

2

to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile

1

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

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loved one; lover; sweetheart

2

sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival

1

evening meal; supper; dinner

1

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

1

middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)

2

(religious) faith; belief; creed

1

day and night

2

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

1

overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

1

wailing; lamentation

3

to caress; to stroke

1

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

1

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

5

barrage balloon

5

speech

2

manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

1

notes; draft; manuscript

6

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

4

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

1

as rumored; as rumoured

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

2

national defence; national defense

4

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

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to seize the initiative

2

scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development

2

group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

1

making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)

2

hard-liners; diehards; hawks

1

to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top

2

superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

2

retainer; subject; vassal; servant

1

light brown; pale brown

1

jellyfish

4

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

stage setting

1

to prostrate oneself (before)

1

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

1

long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

1

incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

2

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

1

within the next couple of days; in a day or two

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resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration

2

data; datum

2

biological weapon

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