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edge of blade

1

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

1

long distance; long haul

1

showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

1

(department) store; (department) stores

2

both sides

1

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

1

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

2

Shinkansen; bullet train

1

rooftop

1

to come and go; to go back and forth

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

3

pedestrian crossing; crosswalk

1

multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

1

despair; hopelessness

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

1

business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers

2

all night; throughout the night

1

going north

1

to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

2

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

2

east entrance; east exit

1

curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar

2

double room; room shared by two people; shared room

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance

1

ex-serviceman; veteran

1

homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)

3

eye color; eye colour

1

instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

1

wrist

1

to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

1

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

2

belatedly; tardily

2

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

1

leather gloves

1

employee; worker

1

indicates emphasis

1

Homo sapiens

1

to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

3

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

1

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1