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to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

1

dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible

2

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

4

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

1

gently (of the wind); softly

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

4

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

bed; couch

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

3

special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured

1

tightly clenched fist

1

prone to adultery; flirtatious

3

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

to crawl out of; to creep out of

1

to pout

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

3

fast-talking; rapid talking

1

to look upward

1

to dye; to colour; to color

3

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

drawing blood; collecting blood

1

other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

2

wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

2

big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

1

cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

4

urgency; emergency

2

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)

1

informal; unofficial

1

marching orders; sailing orders

1

ultranationalist

2

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

terrorist

6

shooting to death

1

what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother

2

capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp

1

overture; prelude

1

knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color

2

command; direction

1

sniper

2

counter for colours

2

one mat

1

semi-transparent; translucent

1

membrane; film

3