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presence; dignity

1

cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to

1

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

1

to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)

5

path of retreat

1

sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

1

shotgun

1

sniper rifle

1

unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy

1

shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection

1

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

3

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

2

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

brainwashing

1

don't worry about it; forget about it

2

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

2

nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

3

thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

1

to begin a new chapter (in)

1

typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style

3

Latin (language)

2

language

2

to put back in a good mood; to cheer up

1

to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

1

person's name

1

hard to read

1

cycle; period

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

2

catalyst

1

increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

3

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

period; term; interval

2

patient

1

Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

3

millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

2

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

2

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

promptly

1

contract; compact; agreement

2

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

1

to finish

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