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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to rescue from; to help out of; to save

6

solitary island

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

2

moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

1

very small; tiny

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

thought

1

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

3

as before; as ever; as it was originally

2

together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

3

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

2

artistic instinct

1

afterimage; imprint

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

4

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

1

generation; the world; the age

1

to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

1

glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

4

cemetery; graveyard

1

preference; priority; precedence

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

way; method; means

1

reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

2

enough about ...

1

duty; function; office; mission; task

1

input

3

solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition

1

blind person

1

sadness; sorrow; grief

1

becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

1

contact; contact lens

3

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

5

perhaps; maybe; possibly

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

even

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

of great prominence or dignity

1

to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

1

to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)

1

device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity

1

crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore

1