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silence (not speaking); muteness

4

Islas Galapagos

1

Easter Island

1

island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

21

Lonesome George

1

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

1

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

3

private house

5

child's room; nursery

1

bunk beds; double bunk

2

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

1

to fall asleep

2

twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days

1

sleep

1

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

4

to lie down (and rest)

1

to fall asleep

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

7

perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile

3

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

5

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

4

Nobel Prize

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

5

as usual; as is one's habit

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment

2

with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new

1

blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

3

running out of energy; running out of strength

3

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove

2

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

3

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

6

implicit agreement; tacit understanding

1

puddle; pool of water

1

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

2

to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious

1

inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking

1

eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker

1

to talk (a person) down; to confute

1

to go on the defensive; to play it safe

1

to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing

1

to attack; to assault; to assail

2

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

2

electricity; (electric) light

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