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to escape

8

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

2

convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

2

internal; domestic

5

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

4

processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

23

unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental

1

assassin's dagger

2

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

8

spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

8

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

6

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

8

to push aside; to brush aside

6

to burn out

1

to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)

1

wrist

4

to burst open; to pop; to split

3

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

5

freely; right and left; as one pleases

2

quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

10

to embrace

13

slash; slashing attack

6

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

3

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

3

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

2

distance; perspective; far and near; here and there

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

4

to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)

1

knife blade; sword blade

4

creation; generation; formation; derivation

2

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

2

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

2

to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

9

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

4

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

2

low voice; whisper

2

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

4

major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

2

scene of a fire

1

great physical power; animal strength

1

breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening

1

target

2

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

3

when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

2

to leave (a scene); to step away

1

bashful; shameful; ashamed

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

3