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not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

10

inside one's heart; in one's mind

18

to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time

1

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

3

feeble complaint; whine

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

2

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

10

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

12

reliance; dependence

7

comfort; consolation; diversion

8

to whine; to make feeble complaints

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

5

to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle

1

infant; baby; little child

4

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

4

table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

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to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

4

at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

2

to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

2

obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

12

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

2

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

4

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

4

long ago; a long time ago; already

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this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other

4

show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show

1

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

4

(pitcher's) mound; mound

25

figure of speech

2

how many people

2

several people; a few people

5

things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing

2

new; fresh; novel

27

bluff

15

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

7

to pep up; to cheer up

1

bold; daring; audacious

25

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

2

boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

4

2nd day of the month; two days

3

to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)

3

massing (of troops); gathering

2

confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

2

addition; Canada

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sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)

5

mica; isinglass

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white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

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method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

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habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper

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