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sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison

1

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

1

bullet; shot; shell

3

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

1

(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

2

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

1

eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

1

foolish; stupid; silly

5

defensive fight (battle)

1

to distract

1

my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

1

intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into

1

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

5

human intellect; knowledge

1

rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type

1

cannonball; shot (in the shot put)

1

to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

1

smoke; fumes

3

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

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

to behead; to decapitate

1

to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

1

left ear

1

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

2

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

1

my condolences; my deepest sympathy

1

swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

2

of all things

2

to meet; to greet

2

one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

1

conflict; complication; troubles; discord

1

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

coloured paper; colored paper

1

opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting

2

cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

3

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

2

to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)

1

recovery; undoing; recall

1

to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

1

to push aside

1

to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

hiding; concealment

2

the public; general public

1