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a few seconds; several seconds

2

labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea

1

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

1

to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle

1

door

1

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

2

flattery; insincerity

4

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

2

to yell; to bawl out

1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

what to do

2

dead of night; midnight

2

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

1

maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)

2

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

2

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

houseboy; manservant

1

plural; multiple; plural (number)

1

slightly; faintly

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

6

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

1

violent; rough

1

back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind

1

window frame; sash

1

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale

3

landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result

4

ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

1

all people; everybody

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

2

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

covert action; covert operations

1

to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

3

to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

2

one by one; one after another; successively

4

clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

1

hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

2

minimum; at the very least

2

(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

1

to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

4

cheek

2

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

2