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to hold up in one's arms

2

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

2

discovery; detection; finding

10

to await; to wait for; to expect

3

in great numbers

1

quantity over quality; quantity before quality

2

300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

3

to play a leading role; to play a central part

2

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

yes

2

older sister; elder sister

5

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

2

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

4

loud voice

3

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

3

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

3

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

1

stray bullet

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

to improve one's skill

1

sign; signal; cue

2

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

6

to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead

2

everything; all

1

to draw a sword

5

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

3

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

1

to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

1

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

1

scattering (in all directions)

2

according to plan; as planned; on target

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)

1

suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

2

triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

1

sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn

1

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

2

in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that

2

to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

1

to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound

1

to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

3

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

200; two hundred

1

extensive; vast range; wide scope

3

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

4

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

5

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

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

11

cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

1