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riverbed

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

5

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

3

Brunel

1

shield method

1

tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

18

paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement

5

dust

22

sprinkling water over; water sprinkling

2

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

2

inch

3

iron pipe

3

still; as yet; as it has been

2

firmly rooted; deep-seated

1

technical side

1

originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line

1

to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced

1

being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

1

strong opposition

2

Churchill; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965; British prime minister)

8

waterworks bureau; water department

1

to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

1

water pipe

3

advocate; proponent; supporter

1

fork; forkball

4

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

6

tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

2

to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip

1

government expense

1

decision; determination

10

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

7

private enterprise

1

credit; claim

1

investor; financier

2

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

4

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

2

inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage

2

being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed

2

to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead

2

uncontrollable; irrepressible

1

to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)

10

to talk together

1

to pay one's bill; to settle one's account

1

small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money

2

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

2

cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk

1

boil; blister; pimple

3

in proportion to; just as much as

5

one's share; one's portion

1