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to open one's eyes wide

3

to be too late; to be too slow

1

suicide

4

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

3

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

1

Monday

2

eyewitness testimony

1

going around; patrol; round; tour

1

guard; security (officer); guardsman

1

to leave open

2

to close; to shut

3

testimony; (verbal) evidence

2

impulsive

1

place to die; place of death

3

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

3

with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

3

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

regret; repentance

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

2

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

3

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

1

to tighten; to press hard

2

emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

3

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

2

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

1

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

4

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

9

to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

4

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

7

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call

2

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

2

the former

1

supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent

1

category

1

exception; exclusion

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

4

tape

2

No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden

1

straw paper

1