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garrison

1

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

2

public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing

5

to form a circle; to stand in a circle

1

happy; cheerful; pleasant

1

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

1

looking on; remaining a spectator

4

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in

2

teary eyes

1

to make an apology

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

1

to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen

2

till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

1

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

3

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

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

leader; central personage

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

prognostic symptoms; after-effect

1

to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

2

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

5

effect; result; worth; use; avail

1

calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare

2

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

to settle (a dispute)

3

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

20

stamina; energy

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

2

warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises

1

performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

1

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

2

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

2

right in half

2

I see; that's right; indeed

3

tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

2

killing time; staving off boredom

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

wind noise

3

weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight

8

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2