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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

2

the scruff or nape of the neck

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skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

2

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

1

to be (doing)

1

news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

1

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

1

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

2

worry; anxiety; concern

2

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

3

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice

1

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

1

intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody

1

to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that

2

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

3

edged tool; cutlery

1

puddle; pool of water

3

to rub together (e.g. one's hands)

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

8

skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

1

grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

1

graveyard; cemetery

1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

2

fairy tale

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio

1

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

3

encroachment; erosion; corrosion

2

encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

1

light year

1

several steps

2

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

2

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

frail; slender; feminine

2

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

1

to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

spring breeze

1

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

1

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

1

something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary

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