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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

3

ability; skill; facility

4

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

to hang (e.g. oneself)

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

5

tool; implement; means; furniture

4

charred; burnt black; scorched black

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

5

eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

2

ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging

1

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

6

smile

5

to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

6

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

10

to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

2

flint; firestone

1

one more time; once more; once again

3

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

2

to work hard; to work diligently

1

report; information

5

small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

1

pale; pallid; bluish-white

4

intellectual

1

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

Beatty

147

older; senior

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

2

to wear glasses; to put on glasses

1

lens

2

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

1

in public; in company

1

to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings

1

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

4

to occur; to happen

23

evidence; proof

3

interior; inside; internal

4

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

7

vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude

1

camouflage

9

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

1

the fifth

6

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

3

floor

1

to crouch; to squat; to cower

2