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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed

4

right about-face

1

power supply

1

extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism

1

to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat

3

nowhere

1

carte blanche; blank check; blank cheque; unconditional authority

2

early; primitive; primordial

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

2

logical

3

sly; cunning; crafty

1

crazy; mad; devoid of reason

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

7

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

11

(period of) a year; during an era

2

mental; spiritual; emotional

5

loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

2

pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)

1

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

3

substitute article; back-up

1

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

4

trivial; slight

5

struggle for existence

3

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

1

applying (e.g. a technology); adoption

1

frame; framework; outline

9

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

1

beginning; start; outset

1

frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)

7

article; clause; stipulation

1

to boil; to seethe

1

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

3

(on the) verge of death

3

responsibility; duty; obligation

2

legal binding force; legally binding power

1

to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

7

name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext

1

decree; directive

2

in name only; titular; nominal

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

4

to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

3

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

1

gain; profit; benefit; amplification

2