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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

3

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

2

sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

8

sounds

1

flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

1

devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

2

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

2

how (can); by what means

2

rather; better

1

weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

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

1

to fall in love

3

to become pale; to turn pale

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

2

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

1

transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

2

at parting; on parting

1

north wind; northerly wind

1

warm; mild; genial

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

3

quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

5

originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

1

to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

3

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

11

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

5

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

4

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

3

tag (children's game); tig

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

even though; despite; when

1

continuation; succession; series

2

somehow; for some reason or other

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

3

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell

1

short hair

5

game; match; contest

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

2

to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

3

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

3

to talk; to chat; to chatter

3

timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)

1