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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

3

for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

4

with a start; with a jump

3

acquaintance

5

cooperation; collaboration

6

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

4

to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

1

horsefly; gadfly

18

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

detestable; despicable; abhorrent

2

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

3

creation (of the universe); the Creation

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

1

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

6

arrowhead

1

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

1

grandiose; exaggerated

1

to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly

1

fundamental; basic

1

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

4

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

1

to do by the use of

1

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

1

or; or else

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

1

minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

1

strength; power; proficiency; ability

4

cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

9

stitch

2

to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

3

extremely; highly

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

1

effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

1

standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

1

ruler; measure

1

nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband

2

Belial

2

not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

2

direct hit

2

to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

2

gust (of wind); blast

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

4

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

3