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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

3

sortie; sally; attack

2

living idly

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

1

break in the deadlock

1

revision

7

solution; way out

2

extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation

1

inside; interior; inner part

2

air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

2

water vapour; water vapor; steam

2

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

1

tens of thousands

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

shield

3

chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction

1

seldom; rarely; scarcely

2

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

2

to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

2

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

2

talisman; amulet; charm

2

sound of an explosion

1

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

1

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase

2

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

15

somersault; looping-the-loop

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

1

one revolution; one rotation

3

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

2

flash; instant; lightning (speed)

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

thread; yarn; string

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

3

passing shower

13

pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

1

spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

vamp (woman who uses sex appeal to exploit men); bump

1

sailing; navigation

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

silence

1

to stand stock still

1

from there; thence

2