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to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

3

surely; certainly; without doubt

2

hostility; animosity; enmity

1

to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

3

opposite side; other side; other party

2

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

2

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

1

timing

1

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate

1

to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp

1

while; even though; despite

5

naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

1

already; now; no longer; not any more

4

to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over

1

shout; yell; scream; cry

3

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

1

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

7

what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

2

flash; instant; lightning (speed)

1

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

6

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

3

what's what; heads or tails

2

to collapse; to flop (onto)

2

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

5

way of speaking; intimation

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

1

huh?; what's up?

2

feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)

2

unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed

1

hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

3

several days later

1

since then

1

to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

3

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

1

cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

to make one's heart flutter

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

2

to grimace; to frown

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

2