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complication; confusion; disorder

1

apology

3

diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels

1

lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake

1

to be breathtaking; to be stifling

2

card game

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

player

1

older brother; elder brother

4

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

3

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

6

sense of responsibility

1

evening; dusk

2

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

1

conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

betrayal; infidelity

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

1

to pay

1

point of view

1

to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

2

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

recovery; undoing; recall

1

northeast

1

mountainous region

1

village

14

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

this year

1

farmer; peasant

2

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

3

aquatic; on the water

1

(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

4

water's surface

2

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

rice field

1

to mix; to blend; to combine

1

preparing a rice field for planting by flooding it and tilling the soil

1

farmwork

1

rice planting

1

rice cultivation; rice crop

1

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

1

valley; ravine; glen; gorge

2

lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

1

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

2