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suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly

3

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

1

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

2

trio; gang of three; threesome

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

3

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

2

among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

1

bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

3

highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

3

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

2

owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

3

lightning strike; torpedo attack

1

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

2

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

1

to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

6

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

3

competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

2

one hour

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

3

shithead; bastard; fucking; bloody; damned

1

rumble in the ground

1

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

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

6

to make an appearance; to show up

1

several (objects, usu. from two to six)

1

rule

1

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed

1

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

3

darkness; the dark

6

to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

1

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

bronze; bronzed

4

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

2

surface of a wall

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

4

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

3

with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly

1

to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)

1

to exchange words

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

3