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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

4

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

3

fresh blood

5

frill

2

even more; still more; further

5

to throw at; to turn; to raise

1

comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage

1

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

13

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

5

convenience; user-friendliness

1

binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)

1

to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after

8

to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

1

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

2

every direction

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

2

to redeem (from sin); to save

2

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

fine thread; fine yarn; filament

1

two groups; two bands

3

to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

2

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

4

to fall off; to tumble down

1

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire

2

both people; two people; two directions; both directions

4

to reach out (for); to extend one's reach (towards); to set one's sights (on); to work towards (getting, becoming, etc.); to put out a feeler; (lit.) to extend one's tentacles

1

to be torn off; to come off

3

spindle

2

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

1

full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly

1

obstacle; hurdle

2

headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch

1

one machine; one vehicle

4

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

4

sniper

1

engine

4

sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

4

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

6

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

7

indirection; indirectness

1

circuit; line

1

quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won

2

bitter enemy

13

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

10

to cut at; to slash at

2

maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze

5

to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing

2

very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1