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being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted

1

signs of defeat; negative turn of events

1

sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet

2

taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life

1

withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out

4

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

4

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings

1

restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

1

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)

3

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

2

to grow hoarse; to become husky

1

electronic sound

1

tank (military vehicle); chariot

1

to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest

1

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

1

grandchild

1

hard (life); tough (world)

2

deep-rooted; ingrained

2

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

shady online money-making

1

lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

1

long distance; long haul

1

ring

4

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

2

sniper

1

this much; this amount

3

knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

2

somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

1

exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

3

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

like that; that way; thus

1

to tear up and throw away

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

3

to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target

2

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

1

to run around; to bustle about

3

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

plosive sound

3

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

to glare; to dazzle; to glitter

1

dull pain

1

confusion; distraction; derangement

1

circulation of the blood; apprehension

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

1

to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

2