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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound

2

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as

3

to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

2

horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling

2

to wring the neck; to strangle

1

never again

2

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

3

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

to tear off; to rip off

1

to breathe

1

to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms

1

whispered conversation; whispering

1

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

4

slow-footed

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

3

stairs; stairway; staircase

5

moment; instant

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

1

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

1

soundproofing

1

sad; melancholy

1

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

5

similar

6

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

3

tune (melody, piece of music)

2

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

Chopin

1

nocturne

1

reply; answer

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

6

pianist

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

by the window

1

scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace

1

baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

1

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

gust (of wind); blast

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

2

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

2

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

4

singer

2

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

3

floor

3

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

5