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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

16

stairs; stairway; staircase

10

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

noise; din

1

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

to come back

6

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

1

truck; lorry

1

to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

10

to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

1

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

3

to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

3

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

1

about; on; regarding; per; for every

7

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

5

advice; warning

1

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

3

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

2

bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

9

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

3

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

4

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort

4

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

8

to trample; to crush underfoot

2

to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

5

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

2

tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle

2

prawn; shrimp; lobster

3

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

8

chill; the shivers; shivering fit

3

to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

1

to go out and away; to leave

2

side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

4

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

1

looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

1

internal organs; viscera

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

smile

2