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to improve one's skill

4

to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it

1

good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season

1

large-scale

1

along the road; at the side of the road

1

to set a watch; to post guards

5

hemisphere

1

dark (deep) green

2

only; nothing but

1

hearth

5

talk; story; conversation

3

to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at

2

planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

2

unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable

2

(feeling of) identification; sense of unity

1

rate of progression

1

to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

3

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

2

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

1

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

1

conduction; transmission

1

to start running

1

task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work

1

to fill a bottle

1

square hand-lantern

3

(United States of) America; USA

2

rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

1

sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

2

beaten egg; eggwash

1

rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce

3

bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink

4

to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn

3

sourness; acidity

1

hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously

2

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow

1

number of (large) animals

3

drinking water; potable water

1

water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap

4

source of river; fountainhead

3

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

3

hastily made; improvised preparation

1

sudden death

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

1

blood; brad (nail)

1

in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

3

to lose heart; to lose motivation

7

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

3