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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

5

serious damage; drubbing

2

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

4

(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin

1

chamber (of a gun)

3

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

3

base of the throat; bottom of the neck

2

vise; jack; capstan

2

grip (of hand); grip strength

2

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

2

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

11

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

pool for soaking seed rice before planting

1

evil spirit; demon; devil

1

like; as if; the same as

5

intracranial; endocranial

1

both hands

1

supply; provision

1

to become dim; to become blurred

2

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

4

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

8

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

7

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

flashback

2

to press down; to hold down; to pin down

1

control

1

automatic

1

percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece

1

epilogue

3

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

2

troops; group members; team members

3

sporadic

1

hawk; falcon

2

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

visual confirmation; sighting

4

completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe

1

round; spherical; circular

2

seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

3

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

3

all sorts of; all kinds of

1

descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)

5

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

2

hard fighting

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

7

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

3

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater

1

dropout; straggler; outcast; failure

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)

3