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hand grenade; grenade

2

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

1

immediately; promptly

3

safety; welfare; well-being

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

2

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

4

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

1

letter; missive; note; mail

1

retaining fee; retainer

1

burial

1

relative

1

things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property

1

mailing; posting

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

2

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

2

person with a bounty on their head

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

11

indescribable; having no way to express

1

acting; performance

2

to glare at; to scowl at

3

back of head

3

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

4

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

9

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

2

you

3

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

as (somebody) says

3

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

3

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

8

instead; but (on the other hand)

1

(person treated as a) plaything

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

9

act; deed; conduct

3

to become vulgar; to coarsen

2

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

4

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

1

war; battle; match; game; competition

3