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to fade; to become dim

1

good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

1

salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others

1

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

2

whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

7

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); estuarine crocodile

3

brackish waters (of an estuary)

1

length (of an animal); body length

1

razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect

2

to drag in; to pull in

4

water's edge; waterside; shore

2

crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against

2

tyrant; despot

2

carpet; rug; runner

8

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests

2

lukewarm; tepid; lenient

2

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

2

guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange

2

make; workmanship; preparation

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

4

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)

1

bark; howl; roar; bellow

1

to show; to bare (the teeth)

2

simple honesty; tactless frankness

1

cold-blooded animal

1

mammal; mammalian

10

official; civil service

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

2

to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)

1

muzzle; snout

4

protective instinct; defensive instinct

1

(oil painting) canvas

1

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

3

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

3

standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

1

upper jaw; palate

1

lower jaw; mandible

1

to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession

1

to sew on

2

to throw up (in the air)

1

civilian in military employ

1

to jump up; to spring up

3

unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

1

going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

1

to make a speech; to address

5

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

4

having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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pushy; pushing; self-assertive

1