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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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(suddenly) quiet

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

3

feeble

1

palm (of one's hand)

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to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

1

to knock down; to slap down; to floor

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

3

to prostrate oneself before

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

half-crazed; frantic

1

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

4

to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

3

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

4

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

1

pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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coupled with; together

1

to be the case that

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baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)

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objective

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

2

background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

2

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

4

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

to be transparent; to show through

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

1

optimistic; hopeful

3

in fact

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nuclear weapon

2

reference; allusion

2

father; dad; husband; you; he

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in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

1

cooked rice; meal

3

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

2

parent and child

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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all; everything

1

to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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