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example; illustration; precedent

1

just as one wishes

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

9

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

5

infinity

1

pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

2

to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)

2

doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

1

uncomplimentary remarks; slander

1

revival; restoration; resuscitation

5

in good health; alive and well; going strong

5

worst case

1

to gaze long at

2

to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

1

being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment

1

to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby

3

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

2

trachea

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

4

Western clothing; Western binding

1

blond hair

1

to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

6

to flutter (e.g. a flag)

1

local Shinto deity; tutelary god

1

outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness

2

hateful; detestable; loathsome

2

ladder (in go)

1

lettuce

2

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

2

bloodstained

1

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain

2

following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

1

the whole world; the seven seas

1

fighting spirit

1

to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

2

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

4

useless resistance; vain struggle

2

everything

1

massacre; extermination

1

making a bid; tendering a bid

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

5

to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay

1

to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

1

fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act

1

the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)

1

being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation

3

tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

1