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focusing (e.g. light); convergence

1

to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

3

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

control

3

orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

to scatter; to spread

3

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

2

wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness

1

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

8

being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet

1

impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

1

training; drill; practice; discipline

1

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

1

(department) store; (department) stores

2

in very small pieces

2

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

1

to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole

1

to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

3

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

1

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

3

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

3

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

right beside; close to; nearby

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

3

proud; elated

2

facing upward

2

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

1

rib; frame (of a ship)

1

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

internal organs; intestines; viscera

1

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

crushing to death

1

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

2

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

to stagger; to stumble

1