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fact; truth; reality

2

to board a ship

4

jest; joke; funny story

2

to get wet

1

to swim

3

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

the same generation; coeval

1

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

2

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

8

older; senior

1

professional duties

1

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

1

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

3

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

2

something (or other)

2

winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

to doubt one's own eyes

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

17

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

3

made of metal

1

simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-

1

hello; good day; good afternoon

1

really; truly

1

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

4

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

group; mass

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized

1

self-introduction

2

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

8

armor; armour

4

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

2

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

9

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

hostage

4

ransom

6

obedient; docile; quiet

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

2

to do

5

wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1