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puppeteer; puppet player

2

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

9

some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

1

berserker

1

scar

1

chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system

1

to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious

1

lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

1

taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

1

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

3

slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

3

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

3

Esmeralda

5

to go on the defensive; to play it safe

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)

1

flashback

1

student in a lower grade; underclassman

1

cave; hollow; cavity; hollow

1

substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

1

to devise a plan; to work out a plan

1

swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)

1

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

languidly; loosely

1

to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

commotion; stir

1

precision; accuracy

1

gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE

1

one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of

1

body motion

1

one and only; unique

1

data processing; data handling

1

arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)

2

around the world; throughout the world

1

to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)

1

dull-witted; stupid; foolish

1

one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

1

brute; savage; fiend

1

deed; act

1

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

1

to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

1