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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

3

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

4

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

6

true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

4

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

2

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

7

relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

1

though one didn't intend (expect) to

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

3

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

4

both eyes

3

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

6

molars; back teeth

1

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

7

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

5

walk; stroll

3

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

8

to stop walking; to pause

2

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

2

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

2

in one's imagination

4

suspicious; doubtful

1

it seems so; that's what it looks like

1

uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently

6

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

to be the case that

2

to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires

2

to tell a lie; to fib

6

instant; moment; for an instant

8

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

16

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

4

evening; night; dinner

1

to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

5

dazzling; radiant

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

2

wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward

1

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

story; tale; talk; discussion

3

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

3

to make eye contact

1

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

face

1

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

2

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

1