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chandelier

2

very dim light

2

stairs; stairway; staircase

3

beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

1

blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand

1

altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

1

surface; outer layer

2

recent years

1

how many; how old

1

to keep secret; to conceal

1

with these words; while saying

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant

1

spell; charm; incantation; magic words

2

to rust; to become rusty

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

dust

4

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

1

smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed

1

curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment; save process (e.g. to disk); save operation

1

passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

2

bookshelf

4

library

1

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

1

to carry; to bring (to a place)

1

book; volume

2

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)

1

to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar

1

if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

1

human bones

1

no sleep or rest; working day and night

1

guard; sentinel; garrison

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

1

treasure

1

time of emergency; (in an) emergency

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

4

to rust; to become rusty

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

3

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

such; like that; in that way

1

low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)

1

unique; peculiar; singular

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

1

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

1