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to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct

2

to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

4

to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy

1

to pursue

3

unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

2

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

3

lower floor

1

independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted

1

to start forgetting

1

On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species

1

in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever

2

in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with

1

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

1

therefore; consequently

1

like a decent person; human

2

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

life form; life-form

2

leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)

1

naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct

2

rebellious phase; rebellious age

1

doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

1

morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious

4

certainty

1

(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

8

to shave off; to scrape off

1

to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

2

remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue

3

climate and natural features (of a region)

1

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

fine quality

2

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

1

(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)

3

companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

3

stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

1

to send in

5

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

8

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

boiling point

1

optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary

3

deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)

8

to step forward; to take a step forward

5

refining; refinement; smelting; training

1

clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

1

wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)

1

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

7

in heaps

2

war of attrition

4

fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

3

spray; splash

9

terrified; horrified; trembling with fear

2