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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

3

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that

3

nightmare; bad dream

1

origin; beginning

2

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)

6

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

4

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

3

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

modest; reserved

1

number; number plate; license plate

3

calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

1

to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

1

mike stand; microphone stand

1

to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

1

furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

1

ability; skill; facility

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

high and low; rise and fall

1

difference; variation; difference

1

difficult musical piece

1

love

1

sexy

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits

2

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

submachine gun

2

heart

1

locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

1

gun; rifle; small arms

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

sniper rifle

1

to redeem (from sin); to save

2

turn

3

comparatively; relatively

3

radio

2

concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

1

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

1

(romantic) love

1

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

2

impression

1

point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

6

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

3