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waiting in vain

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

bunch of flowers; bouquet

2

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

unpleasant feeling

1

pleasantly smiling

3

however; because; as

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

3

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

3

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

prison; jail; gaol

2

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival

2

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

puddle; pool of water

2

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

1

quickly; swishing; whooshing

1

to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

2

to stop walking; to pause

1

with a splash; slap; slat; slam

1

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

1

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

1

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

1

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

4

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

2

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

crimson

3

both (people); the two of them

2

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

1

deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

limit; restriction

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

mother

1

queen (consort); empress (consort)

1

to (do) like this

2

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

2

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

6

mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo

1

to take one's eyes off

1

it may be because

3

of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose

1