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The word "gigantic" means extremely large. It is the best description for a whale attacking a vessel in the ocean.

The expression "recovered by leaps and bounds" is an idiom that means someone's recovery or improvement is happening very rapidly and significantly. It suggests a swift and considerable progress in the person's health or well-being. Therefore, option A, "He got well very rapidly," is the most appropriate interpretation. The phrase "leaps and bounds" is commonly used to describe quick and substantial advancements or improvements in various contexts.

The opposite of "dead" is "alive".

A "concession" in this context refers to something granted to relieve a burden, which is similar to "relief."

The sentence refers to an action that was completed before the arrival, which requires the past perfect tense, "had left."

The word "patently" means something that is clearly or obviously true. Therefore, "obviously" is the nearest in meaning to "patently."

The sentence would read: "I am not going to do any more work today." This is the correct word order for expressing that no additional work will be done for the remainder of the day.

The sentence would read: "The man said that he had slept there a month before." This is the correct use of the past perfect tense, which is used to describe an action completed before another action in the past.

The sentence would read: "It may be unwise to consider any mortal man your enemy." In this context, "mortal" refers to any human being.

The phrase "at a crossroads" is an idiomatic expression to indicate a point of decision or an important juncture in life. Therefore, the sentence would read: "The jilted woman eventually found herself at a crossroads."

The phrase "turn out" means to produce or manufacture something. For example, if a factory is said to "turn out" a certain number of products per day, it means the factory produces that many products daily. So, in the sentence "The new refinery will turn out five million barrels of oil daily," the word "out" is used to indicate the production or processing of five million barrels of oil on a daily basis by the new refinery.

In reported speech, "denied that he had seen" is appropriate because it indicates a past event that the speaker is denying.

In this context, "home country" best fits the sentence, as it refers to Wole Soyinka's native or birth country.

The phrase "with her bag and baggage" means that the woman left with all of her belongings or possessions.

The word "information" is an uncountable noun, so it does not take an article like "an" or a plural form like "informations."