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Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

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young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air

1

artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance

1

suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person

2

battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff

3

nobody can win against advancing age

1

skateboard; skateboarding

1

hover; hovering (over; with a mouse pointer)

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

4

mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient

1

unpacking (esp. after moving house)

2

very low (deep, cold, etc.); ultra-; infra-; hyper-

1

approval; acceptance; toleration

1

outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

1

exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming

1

can't help worrying; besides myself with worry

1

with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob

1

itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification

1

the right person in the right place

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

2

wide (esp. of clothing); broad

1

vanguard; advance guard

2

many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous

1

to be able to do; to be capable of doing

1

(not) even; (not) any

2

to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to

1

bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

70

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

1

triumphant return; returning in triumph

1

to wave back

2

wide difference; a world of difference

1

sense of being the chosen people

3

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

1

path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path

1

drone; unmanned aircraft; drone

1

suicide bomb attack

3

one after another; in rapid succession

1

to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

1

fate; destiny; predestination

1

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

1

tightening

2

to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

1

to blaze; to burn brightly

4

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

2

flamberge; sword with undulations in the blade

1

to tremble with fear

1

to fight to the last (death)

2