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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

2

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

to grasp tightly

3

originally; by nature; from the start

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

3

to breathe out; to exhale

1

quiet; still; surreptitious

1

nine; 9

4

rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

failure; mistake; blunder

2

asymmetry

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

5

remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

1

ten percent

4

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

7

beyond that point; after that

2

to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

1

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

5

to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break

1

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

4

hard to understand; Byzantine fashion

1

gesture; charades (game)

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

3

air temperature

1

death from cold; freezing to death

1

worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

10

about this time

2

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

1

with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

4

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

4

to scoop up; to dip up

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

1

possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control

1

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

5

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

after a long time; for the first time in a while

2

to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

2

stalker; stoker

1

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

1

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

1

guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily

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