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faltering; hesitation

2

crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression

1

to read the situation; to sense the mood

1

thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned

1

over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

2

vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

1

roadside tree; row of trees

1

serious injury

1

certain; sure; doubtless

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

1

pitch black

1

camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

2

moon; month

2

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

1

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks

2

elegant; graceful

1

remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation

1

to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

1

threatening; menacing

1

ornament; decoration

1

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

5

foundation; basis

2

solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout

1

bodyguard; escort

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

2

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear

1

watchtower

1

four corners; four ordinal directions

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

2

guard; sentinel; garrison

3

around the clock; day and night

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

4

one's mind

3

to draw a plan

3

education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

2

technique

2

alone; unaided; away from home

1

main body (of an army); main force; these troops

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

subversive activities

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

7

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

preliminary arrangements; spade work

1

area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line

2