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pedestrian traffic

2

precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation

1

detour; circumvention; turning movement

1

along a wall

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

3

ellipse

1

most important

1

meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous

1

without eating or drinking

1

open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

7

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

1

to be possible; to be likely; to be probable

2

another day; some other day

1

retry; another try; another go

1

quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

2

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

1

fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

1

high-pitched; shrill

3

to flare up; to burst into flames

10

phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)

16

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

2

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

3

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

26

to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

3

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

24

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

dissipation; prodigality; debauchery

1

to have troubles; to have concerns

1

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

1

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

4

resentment; indignation; anger

3

alternately; by turns

4

night watch; fire watchman

2

(doing) as one is told

2

sense of security

3

chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue

3

smoke; fumes

2

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

2

appearance; look; dress

1

sleepy eyes; drowsy look

1

next term; next period; next version; next release

2

to be fated to; be linked by fate

1

exploration; expedition

8

hill

1

to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

1