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drinking straw; straw

2

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

2

discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking

4

Blackguard

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

4

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

to understand each other

2

to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)

2

to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

2

stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit

2

to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)

2

to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)

2

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

2

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

3

comedy

2

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

8

physical strength

4

a (single) moment; an instant

2

to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue

2

creed; belief; conviction; article of faith

4

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient

2

abyss

2

intelligence gathering; information gathering

2

to make sense

2

foolish act; folly

2

moderate

2

attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

2

reply; answer

6

carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip

2

flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics

2

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

2

narrow-minded

2

personal description

2

there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

2

son of a bitch; piece of shit

2

arrival; coming; advent

2

all; everything

4

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

8

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

2

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

2

nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)

26

to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour

2

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

2

to tame (an animal); to domesticate

2

disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating

2

revenge tragedy

2

chief; head; leader

6

men and women of all ages

4

to be remembered; to go down in history

4