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to leap over

2

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

5

innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

6

narrow escape from death

1

short sleeves

2

muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)

1

tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit

2

prime of life

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

1

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

1

Carter; Karter

2

rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

1

to break down; to collapse; to fall apart

1

cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation

1

to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully

1

running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up

1

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

2

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

1

risky

2

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

3

to beat time; to mark time

2

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

4

to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

1

scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods

1

to be bothered (by something); to suffer

2

(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)

3

details; particulars; everything; every last detail

1

with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

2

inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

gorge; ravine; canyon; glen

8

index; indices; indicator

1

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

2

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to be inclined to do; to be willing to do

1

unreasonable idea; illogical plan; illogical move (in shogi or go)

2

discretion; judgement; judgment

1

acceptance

1

aunt; old lady; ma'am

4

special case; exception

1

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

1

wide turn; detour; the long way around

1

professional duties

1

can be easily guessed

1

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

2

straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

3

guide (on a tour, etc.)

1

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

2