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Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree

3

final form

4

law of cause and effect; principle of causality

7

blue; azure; green

5

south-southwest; south-south-west

1

singularity; singular point

1

stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump

2

unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

2

arbitrator; mediator; go-between

1

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

7

how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage

3

romanticist; romantic; dreamer

1

foolish; stupid

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

2

political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

1

international situation

2

(not) so much; (not) that much

1

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

1

to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for

3

10,000,000; ten million

1

top-class

1

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

6

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

5

grandparents

1

stoker; fireman

1

to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

6

physical education; PE; gym (class)

1

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

2

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

autonomy; right of self-government

2

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

1

rampancy; prevalence; domination

4

power balance; balance of power

1

exchange; conversion

1

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

2

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

unknown; unidentified; unspecified

2

ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist

1

sleigh; sled; sledge

1

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

3

serious

3

attraction

48

balance; equilibrium

1

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

5

sorry to bother you, but ...

7

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1