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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

12

vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

2

dispute; resistance

2

nuance

4

easy to make; easy to do

3

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

12

in one's hands; in one's control

1

someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board

1

at the last moment; this late in the game

5

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

25

sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

6

to turn completely into; to become completely

2

not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady

3

for example

4

to rely on

3

first impression

7

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

11

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

21

about this time

11

small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

10

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

13

sense of reality

3

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly

1

hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

4

it is I who should say so

2

outdoors; outside

3

indoor (court, pool, etc.)

4

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

14

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

29

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

3

mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

3

baseball cap

3

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

11

over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

1

purple; violet

3

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

16

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)

3

trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt

1

size

9

light brown; tawny

1

shorts

4

bottom; sole

11

showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

27

ornament; decoration

4

basketball shoes

1

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1