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break in the deadlock

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fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling

4

(animal) collar; necklace; choker

4

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

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forcibly; against one's will

2

all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

1

wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

3

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

item; something that one "just has to have"

4

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

in the end; on top of that

1

underground; unconventional; radical; shady

1

to spread; to be propagated

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

to tear off; to strip; to rob

1

dungeon

4

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

2

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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be; is

2

narrow escape from death

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imprisonment; incarceration

1

before ... days (months, etc.)

1

to keep watch; to stand guard

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

coercive; overbearing

1

attendant; follower

1

end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

2

to stop walking; to pause

2

to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names

2

(right at the) side; just beside

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

4

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

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to make an appearance; to show up

4

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

2

to suspect

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to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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