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fire engine; fire truck

3

siren

3

discharge of water (from a river, dam, etc.); drainage; spraying water (on); hosing

1

to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

third wave

1

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

1

power; might; authority; influence

2

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

fourth

1

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

4

(clenched) fist; knuckles

1

to poke; to push

2

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

1

the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass

2

with a creak; creakily

1

to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

13

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

3

writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)

1

to defeat

1

mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with

1

anecdote; story; episode

1

to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret

1

to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up

1

sandal

1

to come off; to slip down; to slip off

1

water used for firefighting; water used to put out fires; channel supplying firefighting water; drinking-water source (of a castle or fort); enclosure securing a castle's water supply

1

sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

1

to put on (clothing, esp. new)

1

you (plural); all of you; you all

3

to shed tears

1

pure; purity

1

to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb

1

right about-face

1

to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

2

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

4

police officer; policeman; constable

7

fire brigade; fire company

1

member

1

children

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

1

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

2

line; queue; procession; matrix

1

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

1

cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar

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