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recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

1

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

1

human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

1

(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone

1

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

4

pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

1

carnivore; carnivorous animal

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

2

in a good mood; cheerful

1

roar; howl; yell; bellow

1

to survive; to live long

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

in addition

1

soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty

1

flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

1

amount of payment; amount paid

1

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

8th day of the month; eight days

4

piled up high; in a heap

1

to offer for sale; to put on the market

1

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

to pay

3

discipline; punishment; reprimand

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked

8

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

2

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

1

without; unless; have to do

1

(deeply held) resentment

2

drawstring pouch

1

déjà vu

1

to hear of; to learn of

1

to shine; to glitter

1

we; us

4

information transfer; information transmission

1

network

1

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

2

skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

1

miser; cheapskate; scrooge

1

dead flesh; carrion

1

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

1

financing; loan

6

way (of doing); manner; method

1

to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding

1

reasonable; suitable

1

to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest

2

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through

5