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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

3

special; TV special

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

4

animal trail; game trail

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

2

explanation; interpretation

1

top recommendation; (something) highly recommended

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

tragedy; tragic event

1

to be finished; to be completed; to be done

1

human intellect; knowledge

1

God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

1

honor; honour; credit; prestige

1

along

2

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

stone wall

1

four o'clock

2

belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

sharp sighted; easily awakened

2

how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

2

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

1

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

1

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

3

time; labour; labor

2

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

2

supplement; complement

1

furthermore; even more

1

group member

3

faint; swoon

5

misunderstanding

3

to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed

2

hostile relations; hostile relationship

1

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

3

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

4

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

note (letter) left behind; will

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

to have the nerve to

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