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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

3

to set fire (to)

4

further; above; anymore

12

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

3

to wait impatiently for

1

to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label

3

makeshift

3

staying up all night

3

to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

3

thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

1

distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

3

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

4

dictator; despot

1

dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing

3

be (that) as it may; having said that

5

poisoning; kill by poison

1

one way or the other; either way

1

antipathy; prejudice

2

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

to do a silly thing

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

3

natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

13

five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

1

ten times; tenfold

1

sample; specimen; pattern; model; example

1

outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)

4

burden reduction; alleviation of a burden

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

1

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

2

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

9

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

5

urgent report; urgent message

1

to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)

2

one's weak point

1

getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus

1

management system

1

relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief

1

pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth

4

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

3

boarding; wooden floor

1

dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

2

residence; abode; dwelling

2

mining

2

hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel

1

purity (of a substance)

3