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with a start; with a jump

2

to peek; to peep

3

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

2

to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

2

dark nebula

2

(verbal) message; word (from someone)

19

contents of a document (esp. of a letter)

7

iron maiden (torture device)

1

guillotine

6

burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)

1

burying alive

2

straw raincoat

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

21

reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer

5

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

2

manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

1

turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes

5

employee; servant

18

hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly

2

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

3

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

12

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

1

without leaving any trace

7

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

2

fame; reputation; renown

3

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

8

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

4

doctrine; rule; principle; -ism

6

to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

2

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

3

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

3

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

18

big job; great task

2

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

had better ...; had better not ...

13

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

7

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

4

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

4

to spread; to be propagated

7

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

1

roguish; impish

2

gulpingly; in one gulp

7

risky; dangerous; insecure

7

nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others

2

tourist attractions

3

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

19

going south

6

lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters

1

garrison; military base

16