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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

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

2

entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization

1

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

1

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

even more; still more; further

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

7

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

melody; chime

2

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

break in the deadlock

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

1

no; quit it; no way

1

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

1

matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

1

these guys; these fellows

5

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

running as fast as one can

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

1

(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing

1

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

1

exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

1

but; however; even though; even if

1

tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

2

look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

to ponder; to contemplate

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

1

control; check; restraint; inhibition

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

to set (sun); to become dark

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

2

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

1

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

2

to rock; to shake; to swing

1

safety; security

1

to give directions; to issue instructions

2

with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

desperate

1