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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

15

to gain fame; to make one's name

2

bitter enemy

5

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

5

in history; ever; historical

4

approach; approach shot

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

4

smuggler

1

pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter

3

drifting ashore

2

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

29

islander

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

12

to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

7

to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)

4

accident

1

Alexandria

4

entry into port; arriving in harbor

2

October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

3

first 10 days of month

1

surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service

1

out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

3

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

1

good luck; fortune

16

to stop by; to drop in for a short visit

5

Gaza

2

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

11

old friend; old acquaintance

4

to serve; to work for; to attend

15

apothecary; druggist; chemist

2

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

2

by the end of the year

1

half-moon; half a month; semicircle

3

itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

5

to comb one's hair

2

report to the throne

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

6

to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly

10

seeming lonely

1

advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author

1

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

5

unnatural death; violent death

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

6

tip of the iceberg

1

imperial court

4

palace visit

16

labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

3

under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

1