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point of an argument; drift of an argument

5

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

4

sand; grit

4

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

1

no trouble; easy; simple

1

prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times

1

party; set; gang; company; person

3

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

4

at once; there and then; immediately

1

defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation

3

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

13

what

2

prime minister; premier; chancellor

5

(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

2

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

3

inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable

1

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

3

knowledge; information

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

2

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

3

beside; nearby

8

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

very deep

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

3

weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

2

feeling; sense; impression

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

3

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

1

unexpected; surprising

6

scholarship; learning; knowledge

2

experience

3

achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

2

easy; simple; plain

3

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

8

compared with

2

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

2

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

6

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

1

this land; our country; Imperial Court

1

model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

2

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

5

history book

1

ancestors

1

authentic account

1

planning; project; plan; design

1

extraordinary; uncommon

1

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2