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you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

2

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment

1

suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation

6

nonresistance

1

head start; initiative; preemption

2

conversely; on the contrary

4

suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

1

gambling

1

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

3

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

5

snake; serpent; large snake

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

to tighten; to press hard

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

4

tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer

1

examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)

1

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

3

to the end; to the last

1

to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

1

fishing line

1

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

5

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

1

switching over to; migration; transition

1

feeler; antenna

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to pose

3

band; belt

1

guitar

1

purple; violet

3

mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair

3

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

2

boy; man; male

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

2

to like; to love; to be fond of

2

garments; attire

5

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

1

starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

1

pine tree

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

1

crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

1

calcium (Ca)

1

inventor

1

ordinary; sensible; commonplace

3

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

1