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to defeat

1

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

11

emperor; prince; princess

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

2

to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell

2

ten times; tenfold

1

tyrant; despot

3

joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)

2

quite a lot

1

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

3

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

1

to stop; to prohibit; to forbid someone to do something

1

to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess

1

only once

2

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

1

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

educated; learned; schooled

1

to bring back

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

they; those guys

2

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

3

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

1

metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware

1

long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly

1

to grapple

1

nutcracker; nutcrackers

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

3

salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray

1

windpipe

1

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden

1

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

1

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

5

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

4

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

3

whitish; amateurish

1

candle

5

unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

2

to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly

2

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

2

hairy; furry

1

womanly; ladylike; feminine

1

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

1

to have a hard time of it

1

to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)

1

that's so, isn't it

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1