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grim face; angry look

2

priority; order of precedence

1

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

2

irregular

1

acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

2

in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of

1

ultramarine

1

the first star to appear in the evening

1

suspicion

1

double (two-leaf) door

1

in accordance with plans; just as planned

1

chief; main; principal; major

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

2

library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)

11

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

infinitesimal

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

1

law

2

to violate the law

1

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

1

new law; new method

3

a moment ago; just now

1

to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

1

private army

7

bottle

1

form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

2

smoke grenade; smoke shell

3

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

1

soldier

27

to fling (away); to hurl

1

ventilation hole; vent

4

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

5

slender

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up

2

dull sound; muffled sound

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

2

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh

1

pursuer; pursuing party; posse

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

3

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

1

food

4

to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes

1

to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

1