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to be in danger of; to be liable to

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

5

pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

22

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

2

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

2

to be perturbed; to be agitated

2

chopsticks

4

throwaway; disposable; single-use

1

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

4

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

1

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

16

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

8

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

5

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

2

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

2

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

6

balance

2

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

5

to pitch forward; to fall forward

2

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

hand used like a sword in striking

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

7

completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

4

cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces

1

face (of person)

1

to fall prostrate

2

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

3

mother

1

one's own child; one's own children

1

to thank

5

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

8

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

4

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

3

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

1

prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

2

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

4

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

3