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frightening; terrifying

2

secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

1

international community; international society

1

superiority; predominance

1

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

1

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

teakettle; kettle

1

dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

1

one example of (when there are more examples)

1

on the occasion of

1

medal; badge; insignia

1

impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order

2

beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

1

lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

17

still; as yet; as it has been

2

age; years (old)

1

academic; scholarly; scientific

2

expenses; disbursements

1

off-season

1

planning; planning ability; deliberateness

1

imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army

4

tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

2

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery

1

destination (in travel); place where one is staying

2

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

4

purse strings

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma

2

clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

3

harbour

3

repair work; restoration work

1

change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

3

dark night

1

downtown

2

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

2

unloading (of cargo); discharge

1

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

3

to quarrel; to dispute

1

prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land

1

expensive to rent; ranked too high for one's abilities (of a wrestler)

1

official function; state function

5

to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

2

last days; the end; one's fate

1

prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant

1

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

1

black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface

1