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time; years

1

wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond

2

to twine around

1

red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

3

evasion; avoidance

2

surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

3

without

1

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move

1

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

1

nap; doze

2

to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

to lose one's way; to get lost

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

map

1

because

2

unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead

1

somehow; for some reason or other

1

to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

2

so much; so; like that

4

to be helpful; to be useful

1

to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

such ... as; or some such

1

jest; joke; funny story

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

to tell a lie; to fib

1

to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

2

how far; to what extent

1

true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

2

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

to fear; to be afraid of

1

intimidating air; sense of intimidation

3

to be the case that

3

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

2

second

1

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

2

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

4

goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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