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to drag in; to pull in

2

to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

10

to violently cut something apart; to hack down; to chop; to cut off

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

3

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

11

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

4

wealthy person; millionaire

2

Diana (Roman goddess)

2

wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

7

pearl

1

bastards; guys; lads

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

3

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

14

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

2

poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

10

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

4

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

mistake; error; blunder

14

to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

1

acquaintance

3

for some (unspecified) reason

1

Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre

2

to cut off (a relationship)

1

that's too bad; too bad for you!

3

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

1

bleh

1

refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

2

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

1

cooperation; collaboration

8

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

13

injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

2

rope; cord; policeman's rope

3

to pass (of time); to elapse

9

to talk; to chat; to chatter

5

chimes; toll of a bell

2

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

3

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

4

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

11

to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

27

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

witch

7

burning at the stake; burning to death

2

to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

5

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

is not; am not; are not

8

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

4