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a period (of time)

2

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

4

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

nod; inclination of the head

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

3

what's what; heads or tails

1

to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to

2

fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

2

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

1

a little bit; a little while

1

obvious; undeniable

2

to knock down

2

training (esp. in-service); induction course

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

2

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

9

angle

1

kaleidoscope

1

complexity

1

to love

9

lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love

2

to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on

1

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

2

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

2

to hide; to conceal oneself

3

optics

1

camouflage; disguise

1

mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

3

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

2

later (on); afterwards

1

to open one's eyes wide

2

light rain; drizzle

1

slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid

4

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

2

cause of defeat

1

to cover fully; to wrap around

3

one and only; unique

2

mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

3

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

10

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

from the beginning; from scratch

2

to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again

3

beginning; clue; starting point

1

cause of victory; reason for (one's) success

1

expression; phraseology

2

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

3

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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