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to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

6

hood; kerchief

5

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

2

(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

2

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

4

tips of one's hair; hair ends

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

to order one's life

1

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

4

Laine; Rene; Resnais

1

military force; force of arms; strength of an army

8

permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)

2

frequent; incessant

6

living space

1

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

1

self-sufficiency

1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

1

to purchase; to buy in

1

10,000; ten thousand

3

succeeding; following; trailing; next

3

to have no chance (of succeeding)

5

holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors

5

offense; offence; method of attack

1

protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

3

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

1

candidate; applicant

1

army corps; corps

3

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

8

to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

6

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

2

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

3

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

2

approval; endorsement

2

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

2

honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language

1

fault-finding; carping

1

scout; patrol; spy

3

fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

3

garrison

1

entrance; hatch(way)

2

party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

18

gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

3

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

2

to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open

5

a short while ago; already

1

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

4

defense; defence; protection

4

however; nevertheless

2