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to stop (plug) one's ears

6

déjà vu

2

to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

1

staff meeting

1

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

1

circus

1

Thailand

1

difficult

1

carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out

1

manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

1

spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg

1

(barbed) wire entanglements

9

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2

reserving; withholding

1

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

1

poisonous insect

1

harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence

1

listening closely

7

poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

1

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

16

what language

2

cliff top

1

to cover fully; to wrap around

2

cone shape

2

key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term

1

housing facility; detention facility; internment camp; prisoner-of-war camp; concentration camp; refugee camp

2

head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief

2

preliminary step; first step

3

continuous stay away from home; staying on without returning; continuous stay at a pleasure quarter; staying for days on end at a brothel

1

dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness

1

resistivity

2

to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

1

to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on

2

to switch off; to turn off

1

to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up

1

to knead; to turn

1

inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure

1

dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements

4

small number of people

1

to put in a call; to call in; to make a call; to contact by phone

1

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice

1

calamity; disaster; misfortune

9

sleeping bag

1

canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

2

answering machine; answerphone

1

this sort of; this type of

1

overall

1

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

1

to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up

1

to storm in with a yell

1