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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

4

curtain; curtains

26

empty space; empty sky

1

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

5

the sense of hearing

2

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected

10

to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged

2

to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

2

heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles

6

to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

10

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

dead of night; shades of night; black of night

5

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

3

dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

10

rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

1

stillness of night

2

yellowish; tinged with yellow

1

systematic; regular; routine

1

silhouette

2

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

2

pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic

2

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

4

to let go

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

3

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

1

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

13

three; three years of age

1

police officer; policeman; policewoman

1

pink

3

to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

2

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

nervousness; oversensitivity

1

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

long ago; already; a long time ago

2

prison; penitentiary

1

months and years

1

to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

8

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

5

to run down (stairs, etc.)

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

2

living; lifestyle; living room

3

ground glass; frosted glass

1

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

1