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odd theory; strange view; absurd opinion; strange story

4

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

3

right beside; close to; nearby

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

3

giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

3

ouch; ow

5

(clenched) fist; knuckles

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward

1

to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

1

violent

2

Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite

1

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

2

bronze

1

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

1

bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching

3

use; utility; effect; benefit

2

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

1

solution; solution strategy

1

flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple

1

powers of observation

1

insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen

1

flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

1

how (can); by what means

3

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

4

dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy

1

boiler

28

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

lately; recently; these days

1

bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)

2

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

2

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

to run down (stairs, etc.)

2

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

1

assistance; backing; reinforcements

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

1

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

1

moisture; humidity; dampness

1

bad smell; stink

1

nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick

2

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1