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scaffold; gallows

5

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

1

hard to control; unmanageable

2

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

1

one word

2

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

2

pocket money

1

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

results (of a study)

1

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison

2

exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations

1

over-familiar

1

to have one's hair stand on end

1

death; the next world; to pass away; to die

15

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person

1

spoken language; colloquial expression

1

brewery; distillery

1

notes; instructions

1

word; remark; statement

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

spiral staircase

2

clockwise rotation; CW

1

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

1

polka dots

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

2

frankincense; olibanum

1

fragrant smoke; aromatic smoke

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

3

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

2

exquisite

2

mezzo-soprano

1

poison

1

upper arm

4

thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut

2

excess flesh; surplus fat; flab

1

to have a drink; to have a few drinks

1

exile; banishment; deportation

1

clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

1

aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

2

flabby

1

openwork

2