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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

3

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

northern extremity

1

to tower over the surroundings

2

wine red

1

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

1

good contrast; marked contrast

2

to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about

5

general; popular; common; typical

1

red brick

1

deep place; depths; depth; profundity

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

vivid; striking

3

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

7

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

mother and child

1

skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument

1

feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)

1

only; merely; but; no more than

1

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

7

awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

1

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

1

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

5

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

2

one and only; unique

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

3

intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

1

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

1

be; is

31

new recruit; conscript

1

royalty; royal family

1

people; populace; masses

1

support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support

1

field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion

1

money; metal

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

3

to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for

2

reason; cause; history; origin

1

money

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

12

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

4

supply and demand

1

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

2

imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness

1

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1