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rifle

3

gun barrel

5

illumination; lighting

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

4

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

2

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

1

to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

4

the very thing; itself

1

fine quality

3

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

2

then; if so; if

1

headlong rush; rushing recklessly

2

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

yes; that is so

1

I; me

16

to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

3

putting off; postponing

1

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

1

half step; half a step

1

retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

4

future; distant future

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze

1

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

2

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

5

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

1

to (do) like this

2

proposal; proposition; suggestion

4

guard; convoy; escort

3

in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

2

anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

3

advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

3

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

1

to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)

5

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

death; death metal

2

loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.

1

both; (not) either

1