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barring
except for; unless there is/are
Source: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle - Haruki Murakami
wheedle
to use flattery or coaxing to persuade someone to do something or give one something.
Source: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
marshal
to arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order.
Source: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
blasé
unimpressed or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.
Source: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
startling
very surprising, astonishing, or impressive.
Source: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince