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immediately; promptly

2

to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)

2

hair's breadth

1

lumber; timber; wood

2

direct hit

1

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

burying alive

1

cask; barrel

1

drum

1

noise; din

1

earlobe

1

to hit repeatedly

1

to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about

1

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

to take refuge in; to succeed in running away

1

clearly; distinctly; vividly

1

to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

carpet bombing

1

cloud of dust (sand, etc.)

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

to leave behind

1

cloud of dust; sandstorm

2

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

1

elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch

1

starting (construction) work

1

the very start; the very beginning

2

full of; brimming with

1

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

2

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

practice by repetition; learning by rote

1

protection

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

2

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

sophistry; sophism

1

to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge

1

fresh off the farm; inexperienced

1

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

1

unable to resist; unable to suppress

1

tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot

1

impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky

1

to unsheathe

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