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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

4

membrane; film

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out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

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a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

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better than none at all; better than nothing

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lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

2

to be perturbed; to be agitated

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

command; direction

1

smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

1

falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy

1

to shake off; to throw off

1

prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

belt-shaped

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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balance

2

to collapse into; to flop onto

3

war cry; roar

3

to keep balance

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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high-pitched; shrill

2

oops; uh oh; drats

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

2

firewall

2

ultrasonic waves; ultrasound

1

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

1

at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)

1

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

2

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

1

waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

1

small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

1

to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up

1

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

2

covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory

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to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

2

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

4

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

2

to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

5

careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

4

to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside

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sediment; earth and sand

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