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to hug; to clasp to one's breast

4

leather-covered

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

3

by any means (possible); somehow

1

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

4

instability; insecurity; crankiness

5

walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring

4

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

2

to carry something into a place

3

to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

2

medical examination

1

sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

3

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

3

difficulty

2

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

6

bedridden; confined to bed

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

straight line; beeline

2

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

2

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

2

the reverse; other side; lining

4

life and death

2

one's opinion on (life and) death

4

outsider; layman; amateur

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

4

scratch; scratch mark

1

unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

8

control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition

2

righteousness; justice; right

1

bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

4

magic; sorcery; incantation

2

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

3

clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

2

collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway

1

measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment

6

to cut corners; to be shoddy

5

arbitrary

1

sense of responsibility

3

still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

2

miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases

5

concentration; thickness; density; cardinality

1

beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

1

drastic; radical

1

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

1

to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things

3

in the mountains; among the mountains

5

one's family and followers; one's whole clan

1

extreme situation

2

to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into

1