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desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

4

unreserved

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

2

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

liar; fibber; lying

1

lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating

2

(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene

1

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

2

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

3

electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics

2

machine technology; mechanical technology

2

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

5

tube

12

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

1

the former; the first

4

drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

3

not good; bad

1

loose-lipped; talkative

1

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

1

itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)

1

fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

2

to hear a rumor; to get wind of

2

sporadic

2

extremists; radicals; militants

2

one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

1

wild boar; wild pig

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

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

5

wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image

1

teacup

3

more than anything (else)

1

(a person's) appearance; looks

1

East Side (Manhattan)

40

polite; respectful; reverent

2

convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating

3

talking while standing; standing around talking

1

with resolution

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

1

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

1

small talk; chat; gossip

5

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

2

whistle (sound made with the lips)

2

with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by

2

if is not; if are not

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

4

belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

1