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mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

2

wishful thinking

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

19

exchange; conversion

5

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

3

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

40

(rock) crystal; high purity quartz

15

refining; purification

1

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

4

relation; connection; relevance

1

art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

2

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

4

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

to make frantic efforts

2

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

3

frail; slender; feminine

3

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

respect; honour; honor

4

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

4

to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

1

had better ...; had better not ...

3

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

4

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

2

you could say that

2

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

4

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

8

obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

1

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

7

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

1

cries of pain

3

blood clot

2

to vomit; to spit out

2

horizontal; level; even

1

cloud of dust

3

breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

7

twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...

1

16; sixteen

1

-years-old

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

2

mankind; humanity

1

reaching; attaining; arrival

3

sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

1

pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

1

excellence; genius

1