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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

intelligence; intellect; brains

2

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done

1

experimental device; experimental equipment

1

diversion; putting something to another use

1

ashamed

2

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

2

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

aim; goal

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

exactly as stated; verbatim

2

maintaining the status quo

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

obstacle; hurdle

2

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

1

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

3

manyfold

1

long military service; having experienced many battles

1

brave warrior; hero; brave man

1

performing without rehearsal

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

1

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

1

disadvantageous; long (odds)

1

to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing

1

with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

2

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

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

1

come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

4

to crawl towards; to creep up to

1

right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

4

to leap over

1

somersault; looping-the-loop

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

1

the four seasons

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

2

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

to recall; to remember

1

circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

1

the third

2

fluid; unsettled

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

3