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oldest member of a group; longest-serving member

1

sailor; seaman; seafarer

5

staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

2

captain (of a midget submarine, torpedo boat, etc.); skipper (of a small boat); coxswain; length of a boat

1

grandmother

1

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

2

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

unluckily

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

6

window frame; sash

2

to scrape off; to plane off

1

mop

1

hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds

1

eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

2

slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

1

halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

standing tree; standing timber

2

tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

3

to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)

2

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

3

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

1

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling

4

having good eyesight

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

3

shock; tremor; impact; vibration

1

to grow restive; to begin to act violently

5

land; shore

2

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

5

to shake off; to throw off

3

from there; thence

1

klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

1

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

5

on-board ship; inboard

2

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

3

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

4

speaking tube

1

broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

1

dividing into four; quartering

1

falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)

3

to rush back; to run back

1

to seize; to grab; to collar

1

it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

1

to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door

2