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intelligence gathering; information gathering

6

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

7

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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to think thoroughly

1

one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn

15

too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous

1

(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force

4

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

aforementioned; above-mentioned

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what happens twice will happen thrice

1

third time lucky; third time's the charm

1

four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing

3

ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines

2

many thousands

2

to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

4

100,000; hundred thousand

1

to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

7

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

2

absorption; suction; attraction

1

replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

3

violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority

2

holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own

2

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

1

ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

2

to fight to the bitter end

3

all (there is); as long as there is

1

about this time

12

disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking

2

state of the war; war situation

6

full stop; period; end

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

14

(within a) territory; domains

4

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

1

fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

7

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

7

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

2

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

2

bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

7

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

5

counterfeit goods; knock-off; imitation

2

counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets

4

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

6

screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

7

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

8

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

4

helical; spiral-shaped

4

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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