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spark

7

to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

1

to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)

1

composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

thereupon; shortly thereafter

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

1

to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)

1

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

4

station building

1

floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

1

darkish; dusky

2

intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

1

third-rate; third-class

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

1

to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

5

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

ego; egoism; egoist

1

nothing but; none other than

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

3

to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

2

charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

mass

4

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

to fling (away); to hurl

1

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

1

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

1

to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

1

sidecar

2

to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

1

(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

evening; early night hours

1

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

5

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

old man; old goat

1

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

6

rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles

13

toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll

2

dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

7

moan; groan; groaning

1

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

2

finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly

1

highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

2