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shooting to death

1

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

27

on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

21

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

4

state of emergency

3

panic

3

(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)

5

head start; initiative; preemption

6

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

4

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

3

moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

3

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

8

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

6

reemployment

4

dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

5

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

5

prohibition; inhibition; ban

15

declaration; statement

3

state of progress

3

one month

1

abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy

3

100,000; hundred thousand

3

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

4

solvency; ability to pay

1

to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

2

to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

21

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

31

self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license

1

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

9

to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

41

stray cat; alley cat

2

field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player

3

abundant (grain) crop; good harvest

144

to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate

1

other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha

10

so far as

3

that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me

4

generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures

1

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

6

unlucky

2

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

9

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

1

religious conversion

32

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

5

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

5

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

9

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

1