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to fall completely silent; to become still as death

3

floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

brown envelope; manila envelope

4

eccentric

1

Buddhist (household) altar

1

rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame

1

bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage

1

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

1

living thing; organism; creature; biology

1

connections; contacts; influence

1

blighted love; disappointed love

2

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

projection

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

2

content of a letter

1

pure love

6

yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday

2

religion; cult

1

token; a trifle

1

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous

1

something left in charge

3

promising (future)

1

rape; violation

1

aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

1

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

1

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

3

to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)

8

desperate; hopeless

1

first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes

1

runner-up; second (in a race)

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

4

to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling

1

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

6

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

darkness

1

power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

2

restoration; restitution; rehabilitation

4

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

to commit a robbery; to burgle

1

whole story; full picture; full particulars

1

peaceful

2

next day

2

darkish; dusky

2