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to bring someone along

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

7

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

8

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

2

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

to get tired of waiting

1

to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

1

second

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

3

expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

in terms of; from the point of view of

1

according to (someone)

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

10

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

5

dumbbell

2

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

3

scar

1

sign; indication

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

bloodstain

3

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

1

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

2

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

2

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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file

5

absolute secrecy

1

two

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feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

3

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic

1

fever (state of excitement)

1

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

6

closely-guarded secret; top secret

1

nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

1

donko (shiitake variety)

3

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

riddle; puzzle; enigma

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

3

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

2

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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