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to squash; to crush; to flatten

3

creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

1

with resolution

2

to stare back (at); to glare back

2

stranger; outsider

2

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

1

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

3

fist

3

aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

1

to lose consciousness

2

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

curious onlookers; rubbernecks

1

sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

2

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

2

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

2

faint; swoon

1

to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

3

twenty-six

1

imprisonment; captive

1

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

4

edge of the eaves; house frontage

1

a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

1

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

2

to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

3

upper floor (of a building)

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

1

small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)

2

to flow down; to run down

1

final; eventual; ultimate

1

insecticide; insect repellent

1

to cense; to burn incense

1

thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)

1

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

forty; 40

4

pale; pallid; wan; pasty

1

blame; censure; reproof; reprimand; rebuke

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force

1

to prostrate oneself before

3

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

wet through; drenched

2

subordinate work; assistant; servant

1