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reinforcement; strengthening

2

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

1

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis

2

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion

1

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

1

heir; heiress; inheritor; successor

2

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

7

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination

1

to stay (at); to stop (at)

2

stop

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

2

endless; boundless; everlasting

6

offensive; aggressive

4

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

1

cone; pyramid

1

dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)

5

to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (arch.) to use as an excuse; (arch.) to make a pretext of

1

joint

3

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

4

to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

6

probability theory

2

as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie

2

suffocation; choking; asphyxia

2

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

esophagus; oesophagus; gullet

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

anatomy

1

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

1

mistake; error

1

judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

4

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

1

it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...

4

annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing

3

bull's-eye; the mark

2

brooch

1

darkness

2

bad; poor; shoddy

2

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

5

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

2

one's own handwriting; autograph

1

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

4

encryption; encoding; encipherment

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

deciphering; decoding

2

foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach

3

advocate

2

yes; that is so

4