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seawater; saltwater

5

in very small pieces

2

huge body; large build

5

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

1

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

3

light; lamplight

2

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

4

rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

1

dispersing; vanishing

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

1

old man; old geezer

2

in this case

1

great-grandchild

2

great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad

3

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

1

witness

1

blessing

5

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

this and that; various things

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

5

(the) whole face

2

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

1

value; worth; virtue; blessing

1

strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork

1

plan; idea; design; plot

2

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing

1

easy; simple; plain

1

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

1

outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

1

to cleanse oneself

2

sketchbook

2

several days later

1

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

3

to get excited

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

2

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

to become animated; to liven up; to become active

1

ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river

2

brochure; pamphlet

7

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks

1

Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

1

aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight

5

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

1

implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

1

calm before a storm; lull before the storm

1

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)

2

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1