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to call together; to convene

1

skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

1

presence (impressive quality)

1

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

2

older brother and younger sister

5

to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up

6

to dress up

1

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

4

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

1

last night; yesterday evening

7

Simon

1

hunt

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

3

sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

1

to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

1

transcontinental

1

hair's breadth

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

4

murder case

2

why; how

5

how; in what way; by what means

4

woman; female; feminine gender

17

offender; criminal; culprit

11

please do (something)

1

total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale

1

to entrust; to leave to a person

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high

2

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

2

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

7

to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

2

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

2

going unsolved; remaining unanswered

1

ghost ship; phantom ship

1

auction

1

splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

1

settlement; solution; resolution

5

many times

2

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

4

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2