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slight; dim; faint

3

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

1

to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

1

spider's thread; spider silk

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

2

fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full

1

to dry up completely; to become stale

3

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

1

with a snap; with a crack

4

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

2

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

2

counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

immediately following

4

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

3

remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking

2

completely; entirely; wholly

1

collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

4

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

2

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

6

half-eaten

1

reluctant (to part)

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

1

to cling to

2

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

9

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

2

to take back; to recapture

1

to pull down

1

to become hoarse

1

exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

1

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

1

soundless; mute

1

to fall flat; to fall face down

1

to be hot on a person's heels

1

to scrape off; to shave off

1

marble; glass marble

1

white (bleached) bone; skeleton

4

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

2

to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

1

parabola

2

tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus

2

to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

1

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

1

degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption

4

outer wall

1

to cover fully; to wrap around

3

to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on

1