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to cause to swell; to inflame

1

ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.

1

thigh

1

being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

1

carpet bombing

1

no-man's-land

1

mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain

1

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

2

romantic

3

same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room

2

favourite book; favorite book

1

all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext

1

being alive

1

benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails

1

wood-burning stove; wood stove

3

log-house

3

one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

1

mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty

11

in a little bit; after a short while

1

full of ingredients; hearty; substantial

1

cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack

2

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

1

same year in school

1

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

3

cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

1

sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game

6

joke; gag

1

desire to tease; desire to cause mischief

1

reading with pleasure

1

night; nighttime

2

practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill

20

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

2

manners; behavior; behaviour

1

interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

1

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic

1

to have in one's dreams

4

in a circle (ring)

1

section; cross section; profile

3

to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors

1

Ministry of Defense

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to acquire knowledge

2

baritone

1

law; rule

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rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

1

closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)

1

to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

2

alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child

2