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snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

2

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

to take a break

1

son-in-law

1

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

1

doctor; physician

1

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

2

mummy

2

old cloth; rag

10

one hand

1

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

7

to realize; to realise

2

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1

shore; bank (of a body of water)

5

to dry up completely; to become stale

1

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

1

to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out

2

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

2

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

3

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray

1

rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction

4

drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps

1

quickly

1

blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion

1

to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

1

air hole; windhole; ventilator

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

ventilation

1

relation; connection; affinity

5

to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

1

ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

1

the same age

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

17

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

9

one's own style; self-taught manner

1

to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

2

direct relation

1

foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

1

modesty; humility; being humble

5

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

4

scar

3

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

4

thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

1

personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups

2

hardships; privation

1

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

1

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2