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how can (one) do something

1

God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows

1

school badge; school emblem; school insignia

2

put; place; leave; do (in preparation)

1

to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable

1

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

2

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

5

Thursday

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

1

tall (of a person)

3

schoolboy; male student

1

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

1

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

2

pleasant; charming

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

3

place of worship

1

head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine

4

position; location; base; point; site

1

base (military, expedition, etc.)

2

bus

1

walking; going on foot

3

bus stop

1

(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

2

to be hot on a person's heels

1

downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb

1

to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)

1

opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road

1

going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)

1

iron and steel

2

tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

1

steel wire

1

quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)

1

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

1

to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer

2

carefree; free from worry

3

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

1

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

4

moat; fosse; canal; ditch

1

remote control

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

9

field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

6

steel ball; bearing ball

2

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

continuation; continuance; going on; resuming

2

stray dog; ownerless dog

1

death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping

1

lethal; fatal

1

line

1

zooming in; close-up

1