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retention; maintenance; preservation

3

to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by

6

such; this sort of; like this

18

means; way; measure

5

first-class; first-rate

1

extremely; terrifically; super

1

word; vocabulary

6

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

7

state secrets; secrets of the state

4

to be similar to

3

company secret; industrial secret; trade secret

1

to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

2

ago; since; before; previous

14

to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)

1

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

2

to tremble with fear

1

under development; in development

1

bacteriological weapon

1

to leak out

1

infection; contagion; becoming infected

1

to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

1

mutant

1

soldier

1

to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live

1

military secret

1

universe; cosmos; space

3

super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction

1

spaceship

1

control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

2

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

1

Earth; the globe

3

to choose; to select

10

contract; compact; agreement

1

or; otherwise

1

3000; three thousand; many

2

seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

4

Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good

3

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

1

re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

long (time that has passed); old (story)

1

state; country; nation

9

total energy; all efforts

1

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

1

marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

4

warm and snug; soft and comfortable

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

2