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one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

to show up; to appear; to turn up

1

to attract attention

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

1

rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)

1

black smoke

2

to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

3

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

2

shortest

1

course; route; path; process; means

1

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

to hold fast; to protect to the end

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

3

explosion; rupture; break off

1

fumes from an explosion

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter

1

-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

1

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

1

evasion; avoidance

5

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

1

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

27

injury; wound

1

to trickle down

2

unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

2

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

explosive; blasting powder

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

1

unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

2

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

2

mechanics; dynamics

4

release; emission; ejection

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis

1

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

1

general idea; concept; notion

1

ruffian; rowdy (person)

1

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

3

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

(theatrical) fighting scene

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed

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