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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

3

mainly; primarily

3

carving; engraving; sculpture

1

bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

gradually; slowly but steadily

1

exactly as stated; verbatim

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

2

to survive

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

2

consequence; causal relationship; nexus

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corruption

2

punishment; penalty

1

mistake; error; blunder

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

3

these

2

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

2

to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

2

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

fate; destiny; lot

3

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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sounds

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eddies of wind around high buildings

1

pedestrian traffic

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

all you have to do is; just; that's all

1

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

2

similar to; like

2

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

1

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

to become dim; to become blurred

1

one week

2

tenth day of the month; ten days

1

staying up all night

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good luck; fortune

2

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

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out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

1

distance; range

2

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot

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