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strongest

2

trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

1

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

6

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

3

area

2

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

complicity (in a crime); collusion

2

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

1

to do

1

motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle

1

racer

1

ordinary person

2

boy; juvenile; child

1

money (esp. dirty money); loot; hardtack; dough

1

son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)

1

small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master

1

23rd day of the month; 23 days

2

friend

2

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

4

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

2

from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...

1

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

flight; desertion; escape

3

in that respect; on that point; in that regard

1

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

5

servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

1

companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character

3

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

2

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

1

at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway

1

chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip

17

what do you want?; can I help you?

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

2

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

1

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

8

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

elderly handyman; elderly manservant

1

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

1

forehead; brow

1

filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling

1

detour; circuitous route; diversion

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

3

thick; bulky; massive; heavy

2

bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money

10

trifling; trivial; slight

1