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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

7

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

37

being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

1

indicate reason; infers some protest

4

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

3

piercingly

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

1

hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)

2

to trouble; to bother; to annoy

1

good idea

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

4

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

already; too late

4

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

1

even

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

9

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

6

to win; to gain victory

11

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

12

big problem

1

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

3

to choose; to select

4

if I (we, etc.) could

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

2

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life

1

both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)

1

on bad terms; at loggerheads

1

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

1

having said that; on the other hand

5

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

belief that where there's a will, there's a way

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

2

right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon

2

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

3

chess

1

manners; etiquette

1

dance

1

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

4

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

3

chance (of success); odds

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

2

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

1