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power; might; authority; influence

11

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

10

interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel

3

to hide oneself

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

5

to look into; to peer in

6

hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail

1

sanctions; punishment

4

wounded; injured

2

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

3

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

official history; authorized history

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

3

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

12

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

to gather; to collect; to assemble

11

while; during; performed in this condition

3

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

2

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

6

main street

8

until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

2

agile, flexible (e.g. of corporate management); nimble; quick to respond

1

disturbance; perturbation; derangement

1

rooftop

5

to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

4

shooting; sniping

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

3

way; method; means

2

experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

4

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

3

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

3

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

6

opposite side; opposition

13

to raise one's voice; to shout

6

denim; jeans

1

miniskirt; mini-skirt

1

rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft

1

jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

5

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

4

look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting

5

fashion

5

probable; likely

1

ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

2

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

5

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

3