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walking (with heavy steps); tramping; lumbering; clumping

1

completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

1

rough skin (like that of a shark)

1

calm before the storm; lull before the storm

1

to press a question; to cross-examine

4

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

51

like that; that way

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

crystallization

6

to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

white

1

many-headed; hydra-headed; large-scale (e.g. breeding)

1

grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)

2

to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off

1

to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

2

Greek mythology

1

myth; mythology

4

number of persons; personnel

6

to behead; to decapitate

4

division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing

5

reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

2

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

14

to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)

2

shooting to death

2

at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live

2

rematch

6

leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone

3

right side; right-hand side

7

capacity

1

sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

1

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); transverse section; cutting plane

5

half-roasted; half-baked; rare

1

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

2

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

1

freshly severed head

2

unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

4

glacier

1

soft; flabby; spongy; mushy; soggy

4

pomegranate (Punica granatum)

1

breath; breathing; bracelet

7

dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion

1

with a squish; with a splat

1

(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold

1

with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

9

to tear off; to rip off

1

artery; arterial road; major route

2

whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing

1