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to cling to; to embrace

3

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

4

to tighten; to press hard

1

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

24

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

10

to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down

2

to cling

13

one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand

4

from now on; hereafter

1

octopus

1

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

3

to stick to

2

both arms

3

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

7

water's surface

9

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

5

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

7

lung

2

night air; stillness of night; cool evening

3

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

10

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

13

arm; skill; efforts; ability

20

forcibly; against one's will

4

underwater

4

to bring back; to restore

5

(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

2

superhuman strength

3

to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish

2

to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

7

breast pocket

6

knife

11

to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

13

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

2

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

7

to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

1

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

1

liquid

6

body fluids

13

chance; opportunity

4

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

5

learned at ...; acquired at ...

1

to be dying

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

99

although; though; despite the fact that ...

25

weakening; emaciation; decline

2

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

5

still (continuing); as ever; further

3

four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing

3

fifth (interval)

3