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leader; central personage

10

diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

2

full use; extensive use; complete utilization

3

coward; dastard

2

jurisdiction; control

2

to affect; to impact; to influence

2

question mark

2

escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

2

cloth; fabric

1

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

1

one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter

1

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)

2

outdoor shoes

1

red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left

1

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

57

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

4

movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)

3

self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

2

effectively impossible

1

stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

overall

1

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

1

big problem

1

to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat

2

to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

2

politician; statesman

2

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

1

to pursue

4

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

bloodstained

1

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

2

hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel

2

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

2

erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

6

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

11

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

3

to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

1

courage; nerve; grit

2

because; for; the reason why is ...

1

beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

3

regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)

3

utilitarianism

1

to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

2