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abstract or impracticable theory

1

sprint; dash; scampering

10

goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)

1

tape

1

chest; breast

1

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

6

greens

3

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

1

to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

6

4th day of the month; four days

1

failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity

2

volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk

1

roman-fleuve; long novel; epic novel

1

several lines (of text)

1

endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)

1

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

3

look; glance; sight; summary; list; table

1

setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

2

overlooking; turning a blind eye

1

to have an interest (in)

3

quicksand

2

rest; relaxation

7

spiral staircase

1

projection room; projection booth

2

poster

1

(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies

2

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

1

curio; antique

1

screening (a movie); showing

1

water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons

2

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

2

to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

3

mallet; pestle; pounder

3

central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider

1

stone mortar; millstone; quern

1

thump; clang; clank

4

because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

2

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

wooden wall

6

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

2

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

3

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

tabula rasa

1

having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

3

cigarette

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

2

wood carving; woodcraft

1

limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll

1

Buddhist temple

1

model; dummy; maquette

1