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gentleman

1

to kill; to choke the life out of

2

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

1

to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)

1

thicket; bush; clump of bushes

2

metallic sound; metallic clank

3

safety; welfare; well-being

1

levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)

1

stroke of sword

1

articles made out of paper (by hand); paperware

1

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

3

alternately; by turns; one after the other

2

to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest

1

nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

1

thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

1

away

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

1

four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold

1

(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

2

thicket; coppice; brushwood

3

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

1

to tear off; to rip off

3

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)

1

vague recollection; faint memory

1

common front; united front

1

different opinion; objection

2

one's field of expertise; one's strong area

1

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

to need; to require; to take; to demand

2

roundhouse kick; turning kick

1

pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

1

hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)

5

quick work; (clever) feat

1

throw; throwing; throwing event

8

close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting

1

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

1

mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

1

backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)

1

to bend; to warp; to curve

2

to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

1

to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order

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one's dominant hand

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