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She hit her head against the long (stalacticte or stalagmite) hanging from the ceiling of the cave.

stalacticte (n) - An icicle-shaped mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, hanging from the roof of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.
saya sendiri mengingat bahwa stalactite yang mempunyai 3 huruf "t" dan huruf tersebut berkorelasi dengan "tinggi". jika dari ketinggian maka itulah stalactite.

The court granted him complete (immunity or impunity) in return for his testimony

impunity (n) - Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.

When Charlie climbed back into the boat, Rosie saw the (leech or leach) stuck to his back.

leech (n) - Any of various chiefly aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous annelid worms of the class Hirudinea, of which one species (Hirudo medicinalis) was formerly used by physicians to bleed patients and is now sometimes used as a temporary aid to circulation during surgical reattachment of a body part.
cara pengucapannya sih sama. Bedanya cuma huruf "a" dan leach adalah padanan kata "menghisap" yang juga dilakukan oleh seekor lintah (leech).

I must admit that I (lean or lien) more toward your side of the case

Lean (v) - To have a tendency or preference

Since he couldn’t read or write, the court allowed him to present his testimony (orally or verbally).

orally (adv) - Spoken rather than written.
Verbal memang juga berkata-kata. Hanya saja, oral dikhususkan untuk pembicaraan secara langsung. Sedangkan, verbal adalah kata umum yang bisa mencakup telepon, radio dan lain-lain.

The general’s basic (tactic or strategy) for winning the battle was surprise.

strategy (n) - The science and art of using all the forces of a nation to execute approved plans as effectively as possible during peace or war.
Susah juga memisahkan antara keduanya. Kata guru saya sih, taktik itu adalah buah dari strategi.

According to the law, a (tort or torte) is a wrongful act or injury.

tort - Damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach of contract, for which a civil suit can be brought.

The data (is or are) stored safely in the main drive.

is - because data is considered a a singular mass entity like information.
Nah, ini jawabnya rada susah. Data sendiri bisa dianggap sebuah plural dari kata 'datum', sehingga jawaban diatas bisa "are". Saya sendiri punya kecenderungan data adalah uncountable noun sehingga bisa dianggap singular.

Please (advice or advise) me on these matters.

advise (v) - To offer advice to; counsel.
Ini mirip dengan kasus leech vs leach. Susunan huruf dan pengucapannya hampir sama, hanya saja satunya kata kerja (advise) dan lainnya kata benda (advice).