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to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

3

lovable

1

companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

2

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

abominable; detestable

2

killer; murderer

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

countless; innumerable

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

2

sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death

1

half the body; half length

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

4

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

to jump up to one's feet

2

partial destruction

1

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

1

to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

1

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

my condolences; my deepest sympathy

1

decision; determination

1

scar

1

... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

4

to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

3

to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall

1

soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

2

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

to dirty one's hands

1

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed

2

tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

refusal; rejection

2

to cover one's face

2

Ode to Joy (choral fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9)

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

1

to knock down

1

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

1

to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up

1

body fluid; semen

2

to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

2

to burn to a crisp; to scorch

1

precision instrument or machine

1

thumb; big toe

1

to swell up

1

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

5