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to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

2

to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify

2

club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities

1

water well

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well water

1

strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat

1

free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)

1

common front; united front

3

maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

1

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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old style; old type

6

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

1

hoe

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is there anything else?

2

to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

2

imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing

1

to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

1

man

2

taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

2

each; individual

2

to take time

2

obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

1

a help; an aid; some assistance

1

thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn

1

firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision

1

don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)

1

urgent business; pressing need; imperative

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munitions; military stores

1

employment (long term); hire

1

benefit; use; good; profit; gains

2

week before last

1

illegality

5

departure; leaving; going away; recession

1

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking

2

stranger; outsider

2

sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

1

development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation

2

backroom deal

1

measurement; surveying

1

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion

1

hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

1

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

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Val

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