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national power

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)

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good opportunity; chance

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

2

lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

1

mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly

1

influence; effect; impact

1

bad; evil

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

1

winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

1

mood; atmosphere; mood

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

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lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

1

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

1

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

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serious; severe; grave; acute

1

present; current; in operation

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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charm; incantation; spell; magic formula

3

what sort; what kind

3

history

16

change; alteration; modification

6

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

9

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1

august; beautiful

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deed; act; work; performance

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to pursue

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

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territory; domain; field; area; domain; region

1

time warp

7

to be able to do; to be capable of doing

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to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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reference; allusion

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postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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little by little; bit by bit

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to concern; to be related

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my husband; one's family; family member

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picture book

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

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rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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how; in what way

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break in the deadlock

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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