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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

3

short; brief

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

tragic but brave; heroic; grim

1

philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view

1

well; now; then

2

postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

3

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

fear of heights; acrophobia

1

fall; drop; descent; coming down

5

death by falling

1

comfortable; pleasant

1

ah; oh; hey!

2

scruff of the neck

1

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

1

before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

4

undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

1

speedy effect

1

you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

1

warm-up exercises

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

steam engine

1

development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life

1

iron and steel

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode

1

military affairs

2

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

4

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

3

town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

3

to blacken; to darken

1

reddish-black; iron blue; greenish-black; steel gray

2

house; building

5

to be erected; to be built

3

line; row; rank; list

1

electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

4

iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

2

spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

2

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

2

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

1

to spit out; to eject; to dump

1

steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive

1

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

1

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

1