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civil official

2

commander; general; leader

4

several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

2

remnants of an enemy army

1

cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up

2

to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

remote control; remote operation

1

appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

2

comfortably; easily

2

nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable

4

to twine around

5

hourglass; sandglass

1

Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)

1

emotional strength; force of will

8

feminine; effeminate

1

to be arrested; to be put in bonds

1

rebels; insurgents

1

disloyalty; infidelity

1

sworn friend

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

present (brought by a visitor); gift

1

will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes

1

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

5

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

2

to fasten a lock

2

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

3

overture; prelude

1

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

2

accidental; incidental; occasional; casual

2

location information (as used by location-based services, e.g. GPS position)

1

coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom

2

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

2

wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

3

paternity; fatherhood

1

to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

2

strength; toughness; bravery; boldness

2

hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke

13

hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)

2

one effort; one action

1

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

1

upward compatible; forward compatible; downward compatible; backward compatible; providing the same function while being less effective (esp. in games)

1

to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

4

one's old bones; old man

5

experienced; veteran; skilled; expert

4

well then; right

2

next shot

5

sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene

2