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several seconds

2

after; later

1

older sister; elder sister

1

to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry

4

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

4

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

1

small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt

1

short (of a person)

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

to shake one's head

1

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

2

short (of a person)

1

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

interval

1

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

3

uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

2

death penalty; capital punishment

2

warning; advice

2

to drag in; to pull in

1

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

3

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order

1

bow shape; arc; arch

1

pain; ache; -algia

2

battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

3

cause of defeat

2

angry voice

1

searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

1

immediately; promptly

1

self-conceit; pride

2

teamwork

1

worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

4

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2

to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

1

rope

1

diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

1

scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

1

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

1

unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion

1

standby; preparation; arrangement

1

well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1