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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

3

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

1

adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

1

furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

1

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

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

5

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

1

moving; touching; stirring

1

scene; spectacle; sight; view

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

rooftop

2

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

1

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

2

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

2

wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

1

list; wrist

2

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

1

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

1

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

2

however; but

1

they; those guys; those fellows

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality

1

esthetic; aesthetic

1

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

(appropriate to) time, place, occasion

1

broad daylight

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

2

then; well; so; well then

2

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

6

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

1

long coat; full-length coat

1

to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

1

night; evening; dinner

3

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.)

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

3

in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er

1

(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

2