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to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

4

to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

32

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

20

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

4

immediately; promptly

4

safety; welfare; well-being

2

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

13

grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

37

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

3

letter; missive; note; mail

1

retaining fee; retainer

2

burial

1

relative

1

things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property

3

mailing; posting

1

custom; practice; convention; precedent

5

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

4

person with a bounty on their head

259

to have an eye on; to zero in on

14

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

70

indescribable; having no way to express

1

acting; performance

57

to glare at; to scowl at

45

back of head

10

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

54

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

7

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

40

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

11

you

48

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

2

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

37

as (somebody) says

11

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

78

massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter

31

instead; but (on the other hand)

7

(person treated as a) plaything

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

6

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

166

act; deed; conduct

25

to become vulgar; to coarsen

4

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

13

some people; a few people; several people

9

to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

4

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

42

hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

32

war; battle; match; game; competition

97

to excel; to surpass

3

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

46