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to drop one's shoulders

2

fragmentary

1

(a) few; some; several

4

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

2

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

1

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

8

to keep standing; to stand motionless

5

as much as one can; as much as possible

2

to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

1

on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during

1

to take away; to carry off

1

if it is (the case that ...)

1

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

2

to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

6

metallic sound; metallic clank

1

distinctive; characteristic

1

sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation

1

rifle

3

disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization

1

that's so, however ...

2

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

1

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

1

to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

2

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

4

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

1

unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

1

prohibited item; banned item

1

adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

2

respect; esteem; regard

1

position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

1

aperture; bore; calibre; caliber

2

full-size; full frame (camera)

1

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)

1

bullet (from a rifle)

2

model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

1

stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

1

light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

3

consideration; taking into account

1

very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason

1