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do-or-die game; crucial contest

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

3

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe

3

cheap article; poor-quality article

1

guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

3

engagement ring

2

to shed light; to cast light

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

1

fiance; fiancee

10

embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

shy person

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

30

fixed date; appointed day

2

all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

2

married person

1

amen; hail

1

congratulations

2

every person; each one; everybody

2

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

2

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

2

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

2

history

12

to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

homecoming; returning home

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

electricity; (electric) light

3

shaver

1

(battery) charger; AC adapter

1

to buy more (of something)

1

traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

5

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

3

speaking voice; talking voice

1

mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

2

healthy; robust

1

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

to have the privilege of doing

2

video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)

4

unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

1

sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun

1

darkness

4

scorched earth

4