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dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

3

huge win; overwhelming victory

4

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

trash; garbage; junk

1

superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

1

sprint; dash; scampering

2

in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

1

however; nevertheless

9

good evening

1

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

1

going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

1

to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented

1

to move around

2

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

1

visual confirmation; sighting

1

manyfold

1

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

2

showing one's face in public; facing another person

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

2

person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider

1

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

6

to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)

2

circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

1

release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display

3

king

8

official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

1

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

2

(within a) city; local

1

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

2

listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing

1

wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

1

reply; answer

4

broad interpretation

1

experiences

1

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

1

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

2

resin; (tobacco) resin; tar; sleep (in one's eyes, i.e. eye mucus)

1

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

2

attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart

1

to smash down; to beat in

1

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

1

perpetrator

6

to hate each other; to hate mutually

1

unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly

1

mist; haze

2

every martial art; all the martial arts

1

Muskie; Mersky

1