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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

1

to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

5

startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

1

explosion

7

flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames

2

to wrap up

1

to cover fully; to wrap around

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

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to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

5

hot wind

3

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

3

God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

1

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

1

rear; back; behind

5

to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

1

explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)

3

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

should; must; ought to

3

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

2

dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

2

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm

1

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

crater; pockmark

1

charred; burnt black; scorched black

2

piece of meat; cut of meat

1

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

10

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

2

the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

7

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

9

overkill

1

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

10

trial; test; try

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate

1

to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

1

highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)

7

sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

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class

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

4

powerful; strong

7

case; occasion; situation; circumstances

12

unrelated

1

learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

knowledge; information

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

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