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port of call

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

2

adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion

1

weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)

1

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

3

shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford

1

depth of water

3

proper; reasonable; right; appropriate

1

Ruru; Lulu; Loulou

1

small island; islet

2

star shape; pentagram

1

patient; having a long fuse

1

out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy

1

sad; wretched; deplorable

3

swift ball

1

gill; zel; zill

39

(a) glance; (a) look

3

entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

24

thank you; thanks a lot

1

lodging house

14

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

1

success or failure; result

2

rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off

2

delay; putting off; procrastination

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

1

(together) with; -wide; including

1

community-based; local-based

1

home area; home town; local

9

entirely; completely; all; nothing but

3

competitive spirit

1

stranger; outsider

10

nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish

3

crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased

2

slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant

3

soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

3

cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...

1

to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence

2

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

2

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

temple (side of head)

3

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

2

amount billed or claimed

1

basis for decision; evidence for judging

1

professional

3

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

13

examination hall; examination room; laboratory; experimental station; testing ground

2

to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards

2

impudent; shameless; brazen

1