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palm (of the hand)

5

warning order

1

Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan

1

ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out

2

to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

1

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

3

power balance; balance of power

1

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

3

to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic

1

lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

2

computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

1

by itself; automatically; naturally

3

posture; position; stance

5

challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive

1

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

1

thickness

1

source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

2

operation code

1

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

1

white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

2

to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)

1

to burn with love

2

sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation

1

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

1

to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot

1

the people; the public

2

to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

1

to make an error

3

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

1

to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

54

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

trolling; singing in a circular canon; round

2

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

2

road; highway

2

to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent

3

counterattack

3

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

1

to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt

1

large tree; big tree; huge tree

1

sphere of influence

1

counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)

1

to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

1

one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

2

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

4

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

2

the atmosphere

1

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply

2

backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind

1