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final scene; the end; finale

1

late; slowly

6

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

2

to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

4

championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round

31

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

2

to show one's affection; to express one's love

3

roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid

4

stabbing repeatedly

4

to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

alarm bell

1

close to the ear

3

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk

2

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

1

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

glorious achievement; distinguished service

1

to notify; to advise; to inform

6

huge success

2

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

2

shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom

4

to pamper; to spoil

1

personal; individual; private

1

taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

2

successfully; with success

1

not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure

1

to rescue; to free

2

prohibition; ban; embargo

2

saltpeter; saltpetre; niter; nitre; potassium nitrate

5

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

3

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

5

disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot

1

life

2

begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

4

getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one

2

ridiculous; absurd

5

to boil; to seethe

2

escaping from prison; jailbreak

2

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

5

cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate

2

evil spirit; demon; devil

2

town

4

faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door

1

to tie fast; to arrest

1

to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

2

plan; strategy

1

exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

2