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to fade; to become dim

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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crossroads; intersection

3

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

3

the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

3

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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firing; discharge of gun

3

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

5

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

3

stillness of night

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roadside trees

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to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

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temple (side of head)

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking

1

bark (of tree)

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to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

ecclesiastical or educational authority

1

shade of tree; bower

1

to wait and see; to see how the land lies

1

gunfire; fire

3

to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow

1

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

1

just above; right overhead

3

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

2

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

2

to pull up; to haul up

3

to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

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invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

1

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

1

always; constantly

1

our

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entrails

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to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

2

human vegetable (i.e. someone in a vegetative state)

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece

2

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

3

to clatter; to rattle; to turn into a ruckus

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

to breathe while sleeping

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source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

street light

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transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt

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Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)

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