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with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily

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front entrance; front door

2

tension; strain

1

does not seem (to be)

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

2

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

2

to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple

3

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

letting (someone) die without helping

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

7

to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

4

to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

3

officer

3

left breast; left side of the chest

6

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

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windward; upwind

2

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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to fall flat; to fall face down

11

roadside

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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

4

small number of people

1

to smile broadly; to grin widely

3

sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

1

shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold

1

hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

1

three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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to sell

2

cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

1

to recall; to remember

2

easy; simple; plain

9

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

2

cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)

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to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat

4

succession; continuation; series; sequence

3

sad news; news of a death; death notice

3

to incur someone's enmity

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to be reminded of; to call to mind

5

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

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nature; disposition

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unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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definite; sure

2

dead of night; midnight

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to kill time

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