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ten years; decade

2

so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

4

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

7

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story

1

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

hood; kerchief

1

mountainous country

2

awe; fear; dread; fright

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

2

one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)

1

instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

8

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

4

also called

1

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

9

(religious) faith; belief; creed

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

3

ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon

3

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

3

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

beautiful woman; (a) beauty

1

unimpressive; unimpressed

1

to be overripe

2

to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

1

putting off; postponing

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

2

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

3

ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

3

to tower over the surroundings

2

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

2

messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

5

good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

3

emotion; affect

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

3

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

3

to enjoy (oneself)

4

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

4

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

sign; mark; flag

1

in accordance with; according to

1