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close; intimate; on good terms

3

stillness and motion

1

combination; pair; duo

2

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

15

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

1

cheering group; cheering squad

1

leader of a delegation (body, party)

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

1

in those days

2

ability; faculty

1

soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

3

inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

1

perfect; complete; flawless

5

always; constantly

5

foolish; stupid; silly

1

very deeply

2

truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith

1

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

1

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

2

approach; approach shot

2

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

4

to (do) like this

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

5

guess; conjecture; surmise

2

adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

2

goodness; good

3

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

1

so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

2

shy

2

concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

2

connection; link; relationship

1

beginning; clue; starting point

1

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow

1