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questions and answers; dialogue

1

to order; to command; to appoint

2

please (give me); please (do for me)

2

to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

2

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

to drag out

4

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

1

rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

1

important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

1

jade green

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

2

gloomy; obscure

1

to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

2

bottom; sole

1

to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

1

group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school

2

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

4

good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

1

instinct

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea

1

confinement

1

to harm; to cause harm to

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

foolish; stupid; silly

1

to grimace; to make a wry face

1

hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind

1

to be hot on a person's heels

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

1

entreaty; supplication; petition

2

intelligence

1

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

1

discomfort

1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

1

hatred

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

2

alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

6

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

1

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn

1

generally

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1