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windward; upwind

1

lunch; midday meal

1

to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

1

moaning; muttering; complaining

1

salty sea breeze; salt wind

1

getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of

1

warmth

1

window blind; blinds

2

ornament; decoration

1

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

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

1

long desk; long table

2

to go into a huddle

1

in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones

1

cheap article; poor quality article

1

to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into

1

family; members of a family

4

people

1

corpse; remains

3

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

4

actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)

1

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

1

whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

1

made of steel

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

1

murder victim; body of a murder victim

1

beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country

1

tetrapod; tetrahedral concrete structure used in breakwaters

1

opposite; reverse; contrary

1

brilliant; bright

1

annoying; provoking

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

1

never mind!; don't worry about it

1

flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick

1

to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)

1

intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2

to look stupid; to have a critical lack

1

suggestion; hint; implication

3

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

1

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

2