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in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

3

total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure

3

watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel

1

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

In Search of Lost Time (novels by Marcel Proust); Remembrance of Things Past

1

swan

1

Odette

1

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

surely; certainly

9

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

2

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

5

way (of doing); manner; method; means

6

development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)

2

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

4

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

learning; study

2

to take time

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

3

arms; weapon; ordnance

3

new technology

1

first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

1

overwhelming

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

2

fear; terror

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

panic

1

reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

2

whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

1

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

1

to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful

2

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

1

to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

equipping with bombs (e.g. aircraft)

5

border (between countries); national border

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

1

Neva River

1

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

1

water's surface

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

3

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1