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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

2

instability; insecurity; crankiness

3

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

3

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

2

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

3

hostage

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

helper; assistant; help

2

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

2

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

2

making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt

2

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

5

to keep in mind; to memorize

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

4

meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

1

window

3

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

4

reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

1

outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

12

aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

5

to repeat; to do something over again

8

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

12

to distract

1

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

5

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

1

to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge

1

first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

8

to get late; to advance; to wear on

2

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

1

chilly; unpleasantly cold

1

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

1

comfortable; pleasant

3

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

1

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

7

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

7

with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward

1

lovely; sweet

1

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

2

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

2

hope; wish; aspiration

3

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

to change one's mind

3

leaving (it) to others

1

leaving everything up to someone else

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

3