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darkness; the dark

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

14

(medical) doctor; physician

2

patient

4

just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)

3

orange (colour, color)

2

digital watch; digital clock

5

variation in color (colour); having a different color

1

checkmate

1

something (or other)

2

hair dyed brown

20

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

3

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

1

carefree; free from worry

3

lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

4

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

3

horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise

2

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

2

skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

5

neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

beige

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black hair

21

to smile (at someone)

9

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

19

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

3

celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

2

to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

1

silver; senior citizen; pensioner

1

necklace

1

hereabouts; around here

1

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

1

across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

4

glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble

1

or something

2

rectangle; oblong

1

equality; uniformity; evenness

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

5

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

7

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

3

another meeting; meeting again; reunion

2

apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

4

to smirk; to grin broadly

4

war preparation

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

14

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

5

parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

2

check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit

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