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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

3

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

3

to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

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hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

1

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

2

middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

3

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

2

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

1

to gush out

2

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

3

to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

1

to clap one's hands in prayer

3

four

4

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

5

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

2

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

4

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious

2

to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

1

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

3

sludge; slime; chemical ooze

1

hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

1

semi-transparent; translucent

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

2

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

6

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

1

warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

1

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

2

small; fine; detailed; stingy

2

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

7

before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner

7

biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

1

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

5

leech

1

slug

1

or; otherwise

1

entrails; giblets; tripe; offal

1

the very thing; itself

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme

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