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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

5

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

11

quietly; soundlessly

3

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

3

near; close by; within reach; familiar

2

to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

1

to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly

14

very near

3

with all one's strength; with all one's might

6

to escape

33

to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

16

to err

4

with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically

1

falling over; toppling sideways

8

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

2

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

18

blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

1

striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving

3

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly

3

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

23

tornado; hurricane; typhoon

1

piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper

2

to reject; to repel

2

pinball

1

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

51

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

25

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

12

headfirst slide; head-first sliding

1

reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

7

dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

8

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

2

armful; bundle

5

to scatter away; to vanish

6

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

16

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

five (long cylindrical things)

4

trompe l'oeil

1

theory

7

100; hundred

12

gram; gramme

2

special price; bargain price

2

ninety; 90

3

upper half of the body; upper body

15

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

7

wax

2

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

4

left eye

1

to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously

5

dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

7