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to be parted from; to be separated

2

twins; twin

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

2

one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

1

body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander

2

to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to

2

sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

1

raid; attack; assault

1

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

3

had better ...; had better not ...

1

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

1

have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

3

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

3

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

3

darkness; the dark

3

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

3

one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; cast-off cicada shell; cicada

4

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

3

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

3

each; every

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

3

lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster

1

to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

3

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

10

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

4

meaningless; pointless

3

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

5

to live through; to survive

6

the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

5

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to be found; to be discovered

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

2

together; in company

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

1

how long; how far; how much

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver

1

carefully; with caution

1

great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

2

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

2

to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along

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