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usurpation; taking back; dispossession

2

first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month

1

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

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seven

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appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

2

great war; great battle; world war

2

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

2

new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

way; method; means

1

supply vessel; supply ship; cargo spacecraft

1

coastal waters; adjacent seas

4

ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

1

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

2

becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification

1

Earth; the globe

1

Hawaii; Hawai'i

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making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

1

to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

1

to attract; to be used to

1

right under; directly below

1

in the meanwhile; during the time

3

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

2

800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

1

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

bursting through the surface; suddenly surfacing; sudden increase (e.g. in public interest); fast rise (e.g. in rank)

1

to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down

1

whale (Cetacea spp.)

4

bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

cheer; shout of joy

1

maximum; extreme; utmost

1

sperm whale

2

rush; charge

1

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

1

withered silver grass

1

state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

1

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

1

consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture

1

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

2

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

4

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

to pass; to pass by

1

entry into port; arriving in harbor

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