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so slight as to be all but non-existent

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

4

point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

1

focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

1

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

4

entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

2

middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

2

sunlight

1

bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

3

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

2

feelings; thoughts; meaning

1

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

3

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

2

to fade; to become dim

2

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

2

to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

1

two groups; two bands

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

1

case (container); case (instance, situation); case

1

to unsheathe

2

to blow through; to blow across

1

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

2

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

4

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

2

whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

1

to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through

1

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

1

tactics

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion

1

inside; interior; inner part

1

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

1

at a stroke; with a single swoop

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

7

to flare up; to burst into flames

2

all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere

1

vine; creeper

6

right beside; close to; nearby

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

1

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

1

to run away; to run off

1

jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling

1

asphalt

1

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)

1

chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

2