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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

3

sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)

1

teacher (classroom)

1

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

you; my dear; hey

5

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

high alert; a state of high alert; on alert

2

searching for the enemy

1

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

safety; security

2

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

4

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

3

automatic; intransitive verb

2

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

2

dark night; moonless night

1

lower region; lower part; region below

1

(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

1

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

to clap

2

very busy (person or thing)

1

first thing in the morning

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

5

to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

1

is that so?

4

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

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

2

to detain; to take into custody

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

alarm

1

to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

3

arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

2

(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)

6

element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum

15

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

1

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

4

preface; introduction; preamble

1

device; equipment; machinery; apparatus

1

three minutes

1

will not do; do not; does not

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

2

temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

1

we; us

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

3

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

state of emergency

1