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you bastard!; you son of a bitch!

2

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

5

noisy; loud; fussy; annoying; troublesome; bossy

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

snakelike; snaky; serpentine

2

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

1

frightening; terrifying

1

Condat, Cantal

2

soot

1

in low spirits; dejected; sad

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

2

contradiction; inconsistency

2

that; the matter in question

3

in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

3

governor; leader; ruler

1

high-handed; oppressive

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

troublesome; bothersome

1

youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

audience; spectator; spectators

3

once more; again

1

what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

6

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

3

simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

1

to take careful aim

2

pigeon; dove

2

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

1

extreme north; North Pole

1

earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

1

to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun

1

northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

1

to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion

1

this world; this life; world of the living

1

binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money

1

start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game

1

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

1

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

silence

1

to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

meeting place

2

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1