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sound of an explosion

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

4

to catch fire

1

popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music

2

to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

1

money on hand

1

taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

1

water polo

1

to put out; to extinguish

1

farm (agriculture)

8

to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

1

high-quality goods; luxury item

1

in addition

1

to take on a role; to take part

1

powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless

2

spindly; weak; gangly

4

to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove

1

status

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

1

to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

1

to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive

1

to move out (of); to leave; to vacate

1

labor; labour; manpower; working force

1

for work; for manufacturing

1

isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

1

denaturation; degeneration

2

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

2

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

2

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

quiet; still; calm

2

change; alteration; modification

2

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

1

interruption; interference; butting in

1

to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around

1

to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

3

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

2

barbarian tribe; savage tribe

1

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

6

Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)

2

totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted

1

to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

1

lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

2