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to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

sigh

2

to vomit; to spit out

4

structure; building

7

national border; provincial border

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

1

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

8

very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

1

the entire strength; all hands; all the members

2

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

3

neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)

1

lunatic; madman

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

17

to the end; to the last

2

oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

3

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

1

(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

2

astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

1

development; exploitation

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

6

wise person; sage

4

to pamper; to spoil

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

to send back

1

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

4

ghost ship; phantom ship

8

getting on board; sailor; seaman

2

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

3

omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor

1

wedge shape

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

6

perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

2

setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)

5

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

1

hull

2

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

2

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

3

to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)

1

place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

2

flagship

1

iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

1

three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

2

necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine

1