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by all means; by all costs

2

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

3

count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

2

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

8

(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly

1

has reached its limit; has reached its peak

1

pendulum

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

5

suspicious person

1

attack; charge; raid

4

trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass

1

to harm; to cause harm to

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

accurate; correct; precise; exact

4

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

1

baby girl; primary schoolgirl

1

house arrest

1

perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

to be consistent; to be coherent

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost

2

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

6

journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping

2

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

4

to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

3

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)

1

aggressor; invader

1

soft voice

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

1

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

3

slight; dim; faint

1

interval; break; rift (in clouds)

1

the first star to appear in the evening

2

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

12

one by one; one after another; successively

2

dot; point; mark

2

raindrop

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

to hang one's head; to droop one's head

2

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

3

effect

1

karuna (compassion)

1

offender; criminal; culprit

11

(police) detective; criminal matter

1

to sob

1

to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

4