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to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

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to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

2

initial velocity

2

bombing (raid)

3

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

2

westward trip; trip to the West

1

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

several shots; several blows

1

wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

1

quadriceps muscle

1

kneecap; patella

2

see you then; bye; ciao

3

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

1

(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling

1

war situation; progress of a battle

2

to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront

1

beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

2

to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

1

China; Chinese food

4

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

4

to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer

2

inevitably; certainly

1

scraps of seaweed

1

without thinking of the consequences

2

thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent

3

khaki (colour)

1

protection against the cold

2

muscular; strong-muscled

1

pomade

2

to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

2

swarthy; dark-skinned

1

foundation (makeup); foundation garment; foundation (organization); underpainting (in oil painting)

1

big man; large man; tall man; giant

5

throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one; self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

3

being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

1

demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic

1

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

1

Hitler; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)

3

to express (in words); to confess

1

faint smile

1

savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised

1

traitor (to one's country); quisling

1

thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

2

sludge; slime; chemical ooze

2

three-dimensional

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