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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

2

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

1

American comics

1

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

resolute; determined; bold

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

1

food

1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot

3

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

radiant smile; contented smile

1

everyone; one and all

1

to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

8

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

3

to stab to death

1

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

3

cholera

1

gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak

1

to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

3

dust; cloud of dust

2

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

2

sense of defeat

2

gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

1

appearance; expression; manifestation

1

tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin

1

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh

1

to twitch

3

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

moment; instant

1

excuse; explanation

6

learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example

1

explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

6

pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly

1

bright; intelligent

2

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

2

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

3

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

4

close to the ear

2

to (do) like this

5

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole

1

manner; style

1

arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases

1