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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)

1

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

2

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous

1

face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks

1

to run about trying to escape

1

to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

1

shriek; scream

2

excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

intonation

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

athlete

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

2

military man

1

scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

1

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

to decide; to determine

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

2

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

1

unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

5

brains; brain tissue

1

lower half of the body

7

direct connection; direct link

1

to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

3

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

2

pit of the stomach; solar plexus

2

peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

1

to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

3

goodbye; farewell; so long

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

2

to collapse into; to flop onto

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

1

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

3

arms; weapon; ordnance

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