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to bring back

3

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

2

Scharfe

177

urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once

3

polite; respectful; reverent

4

paper

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

1

fool; idiot; simpleton

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

4

goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

8

accommodation; lodging

7

street; quarter; district; area

5

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

3

each nation; many nations; many countries

3

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

4

private citizen; civilian

3

half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

4

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

1

to jump up to one's feet

1

earthquake

2

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

3

loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home

1

to change one's clothes

1

to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

4

to flare up; to burst into flames

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

1

upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

3

changing clothes; change of clothes

1

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

2

slatted shutter; louver door (window)

3

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

4

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

4

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

8

sound of an explosion

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

(made of) stone; stone-built

2

third floor

3

to build; to construct

2

armory; armoury

1

uneasy

1

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

1

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

3

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

11

kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

5

gunpowder; powder

2

general; popular; common; typical

3