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telephone booth; telephone box

2

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal

2

alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal

1

busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

7

shit!; damn!

12

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

1

flash (of light); glint; schiller

1

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

1

to lose consciousness

3

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

2

leopardess; female leopard

1

telecommunications; correspondence

3

tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)

1

fear; dread; fright; willies

1

leather shoes; leather boots

2

to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

3

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

rushing madly ahead

1

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

1

inter-scholastic athletics competition

1

to dodge; to evade

1

hair's breadth

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

4

no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

2

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

2

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

3

pride

6

cockroach

1

both feet; both legs

2

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

1

to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

1

at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one

1

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

3

I have nothing to do with it

1

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

2

tactics

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

4

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

3

resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret

4

notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

1

note; memo; memorandum

2

fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

3

running continuously; firing in rapid succession

2

doesn't even exist

2

to find out; to discover; to detect

1

beam

7