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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

1

lucky omen; good omen

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

assassination

1

stabbing to death; putting out

1

in those days

2

as; because; with; due to

1

to offer a (monetary) prize

1

brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic

1

offender; criminal; culprit

4

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

1

murder; murderer

1

does not; can not; will not

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

honest; steady

1

the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

1

telling (on someone); tattling; snitching

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

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

2

assassin

2

I told you so; you see that?

1

(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific

1

century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time

1

fourteen; 14

3

great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

2

to escape

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

1

unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless

1

sound of rainfall

1

flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times

1

swan song

3

silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk

1

blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair

1

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

1

to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

1

sadness; sorrow; grief; (arch.) affection; (arch.) love

1

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

1

bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful

1

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

1

a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

1

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

as one of

1

as many (people) as possible

1

hey!; say!; I say!; I; me

1