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beckoning

3

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

5

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

3

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

12

to push aside; to push one's way through

4

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

2

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

5

chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt

2

citrus; citrus fruit

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

2

to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

2

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

2

to writhe (in agony)

4

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

18

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

8

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

20

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

2

to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

to press against each other; to huddle together

3

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

1

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

1

to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice

6

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

2

to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

2

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

2

electric current

16

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

14

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

6

to get angry; to lose one's temper

4

sky; air; mid-air

2

to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering

6

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread

2

favourite dish (favorite); favourite food

1

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

4

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

14

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

11

gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma

4

to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

2

to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)

11

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

3

quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

2

(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)

4

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

5

supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

3