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ray of hope; glimmer of hope

2

progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)

1

heartfelt

1

horsefly; gadfly

13

multiplier; multiplier factor

1

prospects of victory; chances of success

3

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

2

debt collection; debt collector

4

to be profitable

1

moment by moment; hour by hour

1

conversion; refunding; renewal

2

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

9

black-market lending; illegal loan

1

lender; creditor; landlord

1

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

3

money lender; financier

2

to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished

1

tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

3

smell of something rotten; rotten smell

4

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

tape

7

weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

3

deodorant; deodorizer; air freshener

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

2

kindergarten

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

5

quick-wittedness; tact

4

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

13

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

13

official vehicle

2

general mobilization; general mobilisation

3

phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call

2

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

7

major war; great war; world war

3

crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)

1

noh chanting; recitation

1

blur; blurred; indistinct

2

to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

2

right end; right edge

4

reduced scale; scaling down

3

to precede; to forestall; to anticipate

5

survey; actual measurements

2

to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

2

theoretical

5

(state of) apparent death; suspended animation

3

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

3

out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

4