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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

4

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

1

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

tension; mental strain; nervousness

6

ridiculous; odd

7

perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

1

only; merely; but; no more than

2

indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell

1

sigh

3

mixed; mingled

6

thumb; big toe

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

13

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

1

loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in

1

book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter

1

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

2

details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances

1

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

2

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

3

shooting to death

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

2

society; the world; the times

1

how; in what way; how about

11

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

1

windscreen; windshield

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

5

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

1

to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

3

to cover one's face

1

to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

2

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

2

to frown; to scowl

2

to hold in one's mouth

4

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

3

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

2

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

1

it may be because

1

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

2

or; or else

2

harassment; pestering

1

to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

1