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encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement

5

to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

3

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation

1

depth of water

1

to get late; to advance; to wear on

1

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

1

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

1

cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

3

fate; destiny; lot

1

suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)

1

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)

1

scholar

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance

1

to sell over to

2

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

1

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address

1

to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

2

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

misunderstanding

1

to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

2

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

1

to be misleading

1

superior; better

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

5

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

assistance; support

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

1

to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

2

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

2

to fade; to become dim

1

overflow

1

nihilistic

1

darkness

1

frail; slender; feminine

1

rational

2

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

2

complete change; about-face

2

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

2