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participant; entrant

3

to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels

1

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

8

punishment; judgement; judgment

15

grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person

3

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

4

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

3

hand-to-hand combat

5

cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

3

cheer; shout of joy

2

rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person

2

suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

3

popular person; favorite; favourite

1

dim; gloomy

13

to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

25

to continue (walking)

1

to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

1

same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

4

mantle; cloak; manteau

13

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

4

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

7

romance; love's pathway

4

museum

5

exhibition; display

8

certain; sure; doubtless

1

kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers

3

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

3

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

11

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!

1

spotlight

3

regret; repentance

6

mud; mad

15

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

2

maggot; worm; scum

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

8

forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining

2

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

4

to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch

1

good-natured old man

2

military man

10

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

2

cyborg

1

uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)

16

Urban Renaissance Agency

2

fighting spirit

13

to glare at each other; to confront each other

3

to mimic; to imitate

4

suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn

1