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to pile up; to accumulate

2

half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering

1

William

2

Jacobs

6

short story; novella

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title

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original title

1

literal translation; direct translation

1

media

2

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

to impose; to visit upon; to inflict

1

who; what kind of person

1

intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

1

quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

2

established reputation

1

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

1

fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously

1

feel (of a material); texture

1

sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling

1

pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse

1

speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

2

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

3

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

3

to break free of

1

ticklish; embarrassing

1

mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension

1

trademark gag; trademark routine

1

to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

1

rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

2

paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity

1

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

2

against; contrary to

2

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

14

difficult to understand

2

dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

1

participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

1

(power) transformer; trance; trans

3

possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on

1

walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)

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insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape

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well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge

1

area; domain; territory; field; range; region

3

territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

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accountability

1