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to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

3

confrontation; showdown

4

rule; government; administration

2

(emblem of) four comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; four-way fight; four-sided struggle

1

counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face

2

spurt

1

three-way deadlock

1

standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress

1

reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

1

to give permission to marry

1

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

4

emphatic prefix

1

to be dispersed; to get separated

2

to defeat

4

to hold (a ceremony); to perform

1

political tone; political flavour (flavor)

1

event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

1

closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival

1

senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer

2

how others look at you; what others think about you

1

to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

1

haste makes waste

1

the coming days

1

to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

1

to cause harm (to)

1

southwestern part; the southwest

3

institute; academy

77

eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning

1

Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

1

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

1

Thomas; Tomasu

4

Arnold Schoenberg

2

while in class

1

deciphering; decoding

17

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

4

banning of books; banned book

1

magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage

1

director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector

3

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

2

properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

1

Wim

30

head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)

1

to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)

1

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

3

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

4

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

2

schoolboy; male student

1

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

2

admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation

1

ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over

1