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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

stealthily; secretly; in secret

9

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

2

break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

7

to unsheathe

3

oh, yes?; really?

3

long sword; minute hand (of a clock)

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

6

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

4

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

11

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

8

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

6

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

6

let's see what you've got; show me what you've got

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

17

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

5

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

38

siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

2

scoundrel; rascal; villain

4

silence (not speaking); muteness

2

locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent

8

to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

26

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

2

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

2

revenge

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

4

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

10

from the beginning

7

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

2

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

8

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

42

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

2

at least; at most; (even) just

4

order; sequence; procedure

1

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

25

to move forward; to move on

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

41

unique; peculiar; special

1

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

2

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

1

and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

12

leopard (Panthera pardus)

5

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

3

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

on the occasion of; at the time of

3