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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

5

noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick

3

cook

2

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

God only knows what may happen

1

to point at

2

hey; say; look

6

charcoal; charred remains

1

hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

11

love; affection

2

each; (arch.) you (plural)

15

doing whatever one pleases

2

charred; burnt black; scorched black

5

true state; actual condition; reality

7

private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)

2

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

2

two times; twice; two degrees

1

chief; main; principal; important

3

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

5

mother; wife

10

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

8

last night

2

dry run; rehearsal

3

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

13

whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen

1

we; us

38

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

6

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)

1

tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

1

to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

2

blackboard eraser

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

to smile

7

tonight; this evening

2

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

12

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

2

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

2

one second

3

ouch!

3

to poke; to push

1

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1