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to investigate; to examine

1

lucky omen; good omen

1

toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

1

(vehicle) wheel

1

carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover

3

long and thin

1

taffy

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to warp; to bend backwards; to throw one's head (or shoulders) back; to throw out one's chest

1

being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback

3

handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name

2

speed (per hour)

1

step; (flight of) stairs

5

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

1

upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

bullet (from a rifle)

5

body (of car); frame

2

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

2

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

11

window frame; sash

1

to shave off; to scrape off

1

fender (of a car); wing; fender (on a boat)

1

to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

1

star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

3

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

4

tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt

2

sunscreen; sunblock; sun cream; suntan lotion

1

cream; ice cream

1

firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

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to fly around; to scatter

5

in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant

2

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

1

to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

3

to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

1

hand grenade; grenade

7

several shots; several blows

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

5

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

wiring

1

terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)

1

(electronic) jamming

2

transmission equipment

1

separate; respective; different

1

window; window (shop display)

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high-pitched; shrill

6

concert pianist

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joint

4

snappingly; with a snap

2