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to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

3

firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

every night

2

one's mind

6

moonlight; moonbeam

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

2

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

3

indignation; resentment

1

to hit hard; to strike hard

2

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

3

preparing to flee; being ready to run away

1

virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

1

pardon; amnesty

3

to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps

1

to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

3

to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

3

joints; points (of a speech)

3

endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)

1

Nostradamus (1503-1566)

4

deciphering; decoding

1

to hold the key (to)

1

research

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

9

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

2

meteorite

2

finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that

1

purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

5

to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development

1

bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)

2

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

3

to indicate; to show; to point to

3

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

2

sunbathing; basking in the sun

3

having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish

1

second (in a series)

1

celebrity

1

rice seasoning (usu. containing fish meal, seaweed, sesame, etc.)

1

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

1