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top secret

2

escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

1

in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but

3

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other

1

then; if so; if

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

2

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

2

guess; conjecture; surmise

1

variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

1

to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible

4

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

chance; opportunity; occasion

3

at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

1

hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

1

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

3

not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

1

with hushed footsteps

1

physical ability

9

flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

4

deep crimson

4

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

6

narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

1

to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

1

still image

2

stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

4

length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)

2

series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

1

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

4

series

2

low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

1

improvement; reform

1

white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

22

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

3

width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

2

space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

2

to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

2

forced termination

3

shortest

1

to draw a sword

1

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

2

face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

2

close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

1