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powering up

2

offender; criminal; culprit

41

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

6

quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

2

release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

3

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

1

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

4

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

3

tone (of voice); manner of talking

5

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

9

participation; joining; entry; adherence

2

house across the street; neighbor across the street

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine

1

the spirit of curiosity

1

exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

1

second floor; upstairs

4

one's own room

3

to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up

1

does not seem (to be)

4

it is not (like that) either

11

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

oh!; oh?; my!

6

in one's imagination

3

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

7

to surround; to crowd around

2

disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

8

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

7

to laugh away; to laugh off

3

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

8

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

2

to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat

1

reply; answer

2

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

5

pore (of the skin)

1

hoe

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

misunderstanding

7

to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice

1

other people; others

2

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

3

20 years old; (arch.) twenty

3

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

10

people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various

1

(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

4

secret weapon

6

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

4