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as if; as though

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

2

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

2

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

1

scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

3

husky voice

1

distinctive; characteristic

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

1

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

placard

1

suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

1

to pry (open); to prise; to wrench

1

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

1

maple (Acer spp.); maple tree

26

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

3

low voice; whisper

2

long

1

good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B

2

false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

1

terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

1

real name

2

luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

2

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

1

to go out and away; to leave

2

skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

3

mediator; go-between; middleman; broker

1

whispered conversation; whispering

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

5

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image

1

in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another

1

to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay

1

sliding door

2

half the body; half length

2

beckoning

1

gallows

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

4

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

to give a reason

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

4

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

1

what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1