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going upstream; swimming upstream

2

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

2

number one; first; best; most; game; round

2

in accordance with; according to

2

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

3

near; close by; within reach; familiar

2

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

2

wired; cabled; communication by wire

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

1

frequency (esp. of waveforms)

4

police radio

1

interception; monitoring; tapping

1

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

3

earthquake

3

locality; local area; limited area

1

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

1

to survive

3

in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

massing (of troops); gathering

2

to come to a settlement

1

dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

2

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

reply; answer

1

bingo

1

minute adjustment; fine-tuning

3

FM; frequency modulation

2

learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

2

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

2

lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss

2

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit

1

to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize

1

following a river

2

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

3

detour; roundabout way

1

thumb; big toe

1

groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz

2

splash (of water); spray

2

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

1

along the river; riverside

2

audio tape; magnetic tape

1

to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

3

from now on; hereafter

1

fortunately; luckily; thankfully

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

1

several people; a few people

2

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

2

precious; valuable

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