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to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

2

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

2

several months

1

to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

1

assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party

1

to send in

2

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

3

self-improvement

1

weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

1

hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

1

upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)

1

mask; disguise; guise; mask

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord

1

as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate

1

don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

2

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

2

permission; approval; authorization; license

4

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

2

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

1

nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

4

front (in battle)

1

repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

1

victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

4

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

aha!; yes sir

4

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

2

having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone

1

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

9

linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction

2

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

1

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

3

relation; connection

2

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1