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to pass (of time); to elapse

7

even now; still; as yet

3

singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity

2

people; men and women; each person; everybody

4

to garner interest; to attract attention

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

10

quickly; calmly; intently

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

3

frequent occurrence

1

corpse; remains

13

victim; injured party; sufferer

10

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

internal organs; viscera; intestines

1

to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out

1

curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal

2

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

6

poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches

1

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

4

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

2

modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition

1

imitation; copying

1

to have sex with

1

rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick

2

to emit smoke

2

overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless

1

reaction; response

4

(someone else's) daughter

2

to have an interest (in)

1

desk

3

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

2

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down

1

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

this much; this amount

2

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

1

to leave one's seat

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

7

kitchen

4

kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food

4

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

1

dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

4

to fall prostrate

1

edge of blade

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

5

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

21

to stretch (one's body)

2

to rise; to erect; to get up

8

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

2

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

3