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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

5

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

2

to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

1

visit; call

1

Cyrus

1

hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles

2

to grimace; to frown

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

4

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

2

impatience

5

entry; approach; penetration

1

stocking; buying up

1

source (of supply); channel

1

starvation tactics

17

setting on fire; setting afire

1

to warm; to heat

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

4

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

5

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

1

fundamental; basic

1

repair; mending

3

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

3

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

2

tax; duty

1

to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

2

power struggle

4

leaving (fleeing) the capital

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

3

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1

allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

1

completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

1

in one's imagination

4

chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

1

degree of attention; profile

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

requisition; commandeering; conscription

2

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)

1

to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure

1

smoke; fumes

7

beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

18

to throw into; to dump in together

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1