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

3

corner; nook; recess

1

ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

1

embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

2

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up

2

voice; cry; shout

1

to push someone (towards); to encourage someone

1

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

5

vast; boundless; vague; obscure

1

ancient battlefield

1

Sun

154

god of war; war hero (who died in battle)

4

nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

30

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

1

desert

36

can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...

1

gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

1

hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills

2

cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

3

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

2

to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off

1

to have one's horizons broadened

1

sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed

1

(built) on sand

3

landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result

4

as soon as; right after

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

1

top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

1

to burn

1

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

1

to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up

1

fry pan; frying pan

1

horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous

1

heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays

2

to rain incessantly; to downpour

3