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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

2

to knead together

1

short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

4

causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir

2

treachery; treacherous designs

1

there; that way; you

21

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

1

treasure; treasured item; prized possession

1

no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

20

bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing

13

to hurry; to hasten

3

slimy; slippery

2

to wrap up

5

white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium

1

wax

3

for lack of anything better to do

1

so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)

5

with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)

2

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

faraway; far-off

2

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

2

wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

2

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

18

to blame; to find fault with

1

bow; bowing

1

woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age

2

worship; adoration; admiration; cult

2

carefully; with caution

5

leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

2

to dream (of)

1

era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)

2

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

intelligence

11

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

4

middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

1

(wandering) minstrel; troubadour

39

the whole day; all the day

4

nine times; twisting around many times

1

11th day of the month; 11 days

1

critical

1

patient; unhurried; leisurely

1

unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

1

somehow or other

6

patience; endurance; perseverance

6

for one thing ...

3

to attack all in a bunch; to attack all at once

1

with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by

2

with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly

1