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to strangle to death

2

disadvantageous; long (odds)

2

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

1

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

4

dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

2

misanthropy; misanthropist

2

pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking

1

worn-out

1

to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

while passing each other

2

direct hit

6

when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)

1

to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

1

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

1

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

2

lady; gentleman; person

1

fatal wound

10

to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

3

to be on the right track; to be doing well; to be looking good; to be coming along nicely

1

gently (falling)

1

internal organs; viscera

3

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

to knock down; to defeat

2

restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution

2

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...

1

unlucky

1

brain tissue

1

partial destruction

1

to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow

1

striking; remarkable; considerable

5

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

2

polite; respectful; reverent

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

4

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

13

car accident; automobile accident

1

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

6

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

5

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

2

to rage; to rampage

1

muddy water; red-light district

1

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

9

through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of

4

arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation

1

ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated

1

to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden

2

vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

1

take the opportunity to (do something else)

1

one's duty; one's part

1