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future; possible; potential; prospective

2

tariff; tax rate

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

3

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

3

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

1

having just started...

1

report; notification

2

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

3

gentle; mild-mannered

1

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

2

type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)

1

to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe

2

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

6

missing person

1

to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

1

increase in activity; activation

1

(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone

1

local downpour; severe rain fall

1

sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen

1

area; region

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

12

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

2

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

1

to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

2

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

4

water level

2

rising; ascending; climbing

5

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

1

children

6

brave; heroic; gallant

1

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

4

corpse; remains

2

newspaper

5

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

older sister; elder sister

1

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

3

court decision declaring a missing person legally dead

1

rather; better

7

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

7

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

9

suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

12

to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

4

condition

1

to blow off; to be blown off

2

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

1