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to bury; to embed; to implant

2

execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

5

call; hail; yell

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

one's way (ahead); one's path

1

fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

2

lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid

2

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering

1

what on Earth is this?

2

same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category

2

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

3

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

1

generally

2

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

1

slightly early; just before

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

2

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

2

to bubble; to foam; to froth

1

control; management (e.g. of a business)

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

3

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

1

tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

1

just one person; only one

1

an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids

1

personification; impersonation; embodiment

3

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

to leave undone

2

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

5

in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

4

pitch-black; jet-black

1

to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)

3

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling

1

that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...

1

person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate

4

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

7

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

1

word; vocabulary

1

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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