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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

5

from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first

5

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

1

writer

3

index; indices; indicator

1

unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization

5

trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

1

to rack one's brains

6

unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

2

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

2

reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

1

not; does not exist

2

to establish; to formulate

3

next week

3

(listed in) no particular order; arbitrary order; random order

2

winning without fighting; method used to win without fighting; one's own way of doing things (i.e. as different from that of one's instructor); Shinto-ryu (school of kenjutsu)

1

one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided

1

selfish

4

if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

4

sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic

1

ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present

3

rare; extraordinary; singular

3

opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

4

to take (adopt) measures

1

suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer

1

self-consciousness

6

not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think

1

to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

1

man among men; manly man; alpha male

1

to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

2

to grasp tightly

34

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

3

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

delivery; transfer; hand-over

7

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

4

dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

1

narrow; small; cramped

1

obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness

2

time schedule; timetable; program

1

to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession

2

to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

2

modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain

1

layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms

3

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

abnormality

1

moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable

3

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

3