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with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by

4

moderate faction; moderates

2

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to steal; to rob; to take away

5

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

1

to blow out; to spout out

3

play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

1

to distract

2

(the thing) itself

1

rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

1

additional gain

2

matter of life or death; life-and-death problem

1

thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood

1

graveyard; cemetery

1

seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

2

ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

1

unlucky

5

MS The World

1

time of the crime

1

passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use

2

not in one's right mind; insane

2

somewhat sudden

1

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

subquest; sub quest

1

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

2

foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

1

delete

2

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

1

changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration

1

change; alteration; modification

2

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation

1

rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

3

generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

1

inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative

4

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing

1

machine gun

1

to catch

1

leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

1

with a gulp; gulping down (e.g. by a baby); swallowing

1

to chastise; to punish; to discipline

1

confession; admission

2

role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

1

one's personal opinion

1

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

1

to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell

1