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hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

6

from the beginning

6

to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

3

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

blow; shock; strike; batting

3

power; might; authority; influence

2

to jar; to creak; to grate

1

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

4

to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

chain; chains

19

handcuffs; manacles

3

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

7

metal fittings; metal fixtures

3

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

4

wire

1

to twine around

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

5

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

9

balance

1

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

3

to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

2

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

8

extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

2

to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

2

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

3

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

fish

1

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

1

sky; air; mid-air

5

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

3

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

8

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

4

to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

6

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

15

tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)

1

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

2

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

8

loading; charging; filling

2

arrest; apprehension; capture

4

you (plural)

3

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

2

shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

1