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ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

3

end result

2

(knockout) tournament

1

first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)

1

close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex

3

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

gambling; competition; game (of chance)

1

shadowboxing

2

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

jab

2

Muhammad Ali (1942.1.17-)

1

charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code

1

all; everything

6

rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

tiny; little; wee

1

to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

1

iced coffee

1

hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction

6

tornado

1

way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique

1

this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

1

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

5

light and darkness; light and shade

1

both knees

1

very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

13

graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender

1

final game; final games; the finals

1

peace; peace sign; V sign

2

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

5

to lie deep in; to extend far back

1

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

4

back street; back alley; slums

1

to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down

1

seat; sheet; spreadsheet

3

piled up high; in a heap

1

place to stand

1

way one walks; one's walk

1

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

3

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

5

sniffing; sniffling

2

avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki

3

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

16

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

2

joke; playfulness; kidding around

1

sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1

lemon balm (Melissa officinalis); sweet balm

4

fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener

2

to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

4