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to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)

4

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

20

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

5

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

3

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

2

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

27

sign; signal; cue

26

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

4

calling on; visiting

1

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

4

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

3

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

8

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)

2

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

17

unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular

3

bull's-eye; the mark

6

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

3

indignation; resentment

2

to uncover; to solve; to reveal

2

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)

7

league; federation; union

3

agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw

1

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

2

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

32

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

20

incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength

1

diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement

3

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

41

advice; warning

5

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

2

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

2

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

37

net; netting; web

4

to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)

1

preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

20

don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

2

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

7

and yet; though; when; in spite of

28

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

9

opossum

1

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

8

belligerent; warlike

6

to soar; to fly

5

rare species

4

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

optimistic

1

hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive

2

being angry (suddenly)

1

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

5