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after having come this far; now that we've come this far

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meaningless; pointless

1

to explain the situation

1

to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

3

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

1

wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

1

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

1

ghost story

1

a bolt out of the blue

1

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

to underrate; to make light of

1

long-running (TV, radio) program

1

manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

fish

1

to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along

2

stray cat; alley cat; brazen cat which steals food

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

stare; gaze; fixation

3

substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon

3

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

2

supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon

1

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

2

first name; given name

2

emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone

1

terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

4

mirage

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

3

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

5

aura

1

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

2

wife

1

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

the former; the first

2

generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

1

clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

1

full name

1

to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise

1

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

1

the second time

1

Munch; Munck; Munk

1

shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream

1

stalker; (mechanical) stoker

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

2

outline; summary; gist; in brief

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