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gallon

1

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

2

to go out and away; to leave

4

nothing; no balls (or no strikes); count of zero; without; none at all

4

parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

3

thank you; thanks

1

(not) a soul; (not) a single person

2

xerophilous; drought-resistant

2

utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole

9

parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

4

to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average

1

cactus

3

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

2

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

2

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

3

belt-shaped

2

difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps

4

more than expected

2

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

1

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

2

to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

2

body (of car); frame

1

one side

3

to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)

6

uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)

1

hill; knoll

1

building; structure

1

counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

3

house; building

6

construction; architecture (of buildings)

5

to take up residence; to settle in

2

weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

1

mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

along the road; at the side of the road

1

ghost town

1

hard to reach place; remote place

1

throttle

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

4

welcome

1

mesh (of a net)

1

pebbles

1

principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare

2

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

street

1

grains of sand

1

nozzle

1

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

1

cobra

1