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empty threat; bluff; paper tiger

2

candidate (for an election)

2

important post; important office; key position

3

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

8

the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain

2

distribution

3

to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

2

cancellation

10

tips; pointers

1

never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means

3

shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism

5

hatchet; adze; adz

4

to cut at; to slash at

2

loud voice

3

malicious; deliberately mean

1

personification; anthropomorphization

1

trick

2

word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews

2

to spread; to be propagated

9

to await; to expect

6

relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting

9

documentary

1

taste; flavor; flavour

2

to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

2

logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent

1

four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner

1

descendant

13

save our souls; SOS

1

forced repatriation; deportation

2

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

1

feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

3

seldom; rarely; scarcely

1

bad influence; negative influence

3

travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over

6

difficulty; relative difficulty

1

low-level

5

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

2

to estimate

2

life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death

10

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

6

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

4

about here; in this neighborhood

1

to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

1

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

8

to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life

1

alternately; by turns; one after the other

9

to whistle

2

to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

1

famous sword; excellent sword

1

to slay; to cut down (a foe)

1