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to cast a shadow

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violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

1

companion; partner; spouse

3

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

soldier; combatant; warrior

3

at this rate

1

appearance; air; condition; state; form

1

just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

slightly elevated

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elliptical shape

1

diameter

1

to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake

1

corners of the mouth

1

to be pulled in (fish); to be landed

1

fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

1

guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

1

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

2

vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand

1

in heaps

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

2

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

2

having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

1

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

1

closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final

1

interference; intervention; meddling

1

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

2

to hold a ceremony

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compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction

1

one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route

2

enemy movements; enemy's position

1

maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile

7

fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way

1

to head towards; to direct one's steps to

1

strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously

1

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

2

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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invisibly; secretly; privately

1

to take the initiative

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

usually; under usual circumstances

1

top; summit; peak

4

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

fast horse

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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