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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

8

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

4

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

3

(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

1

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

5

to whistle

2

one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running

2

to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...

3

impatience

1

soldier

2

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

2

captain; commander; commanding officer; leader

2

part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

2

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

1

title; name; degree

1

to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

2

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

searching for the enemy

1

to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)

2

team

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

7

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

5

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

4

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

4

exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

3

to wield a spear

1

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

2

one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

1

difference; variation; difference

3

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

1

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

1

(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

1

to make a serious effort

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

1

to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger

1

research; study; investigation

1

really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly

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