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thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded

3

to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

2

to return a favor (favour); to repay

1

resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants

2

way; method; means; resource; course

1

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

1

going through; going via; going by way of

1

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry

1

express

1

full-course dinner; multicourse meal

1

ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

1

full swing

1

one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

2

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

1

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

1

stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

4

romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

4

love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene

2

civil war

3

place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

1

to go ahead; to pull ahead

1

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

2

favorable; favourable

2

object of romantic interest

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

3

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

2

patterns of thinking; train of thought

1

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

1

borderline; boundary

1

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

1

(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang

1

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

3

lung capacity

1

new record (in sports, etc.)

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

1

to raise (one's voice)

1

to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down

1

panty-less; wearing no underwear

1

tube top

3

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

3

passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

4

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

2

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

1

nap raising

1

meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

2

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

1