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otherwise; or else; if not

2

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

1

succession struggle; succession race

3

weakening

1

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

1

vengeance; revenge; retaliation

2

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

3

assassination

2

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

2

to cut in; to butt in

1

to make public

4

losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

1

idleness; inactivity

3

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

5

acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

2

together; in company

2

tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

1

... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

2

to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

1

killing; murder

6

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

3

irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent

3

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

3

friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill

3

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

3

all-out confrontation; total confrontation

2

to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

2

to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

1

completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

4

sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)

1

every preparation possible; all aspects of the preparation

1

(not) one

5

a certain ...

1

depot ship; mother ship

3

to mix; to put together

1

catapult; ballista; mangonel; sling; slingshot

1

loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with

1

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

1

fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge

1

preference; priority; precedence; right of way

3

1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness

1

pen

3

to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out

1

to take the initiative

2

formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

3

concreteness; feasibility

1

engagement; betrothal

3

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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