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wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

15

Eurasian magpie (Pica pica); common magpie

1

break in the deadlock

1

appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting

79

Troyes (France)

203

thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time

2

to smoke; to fumigate

5

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

such

1

example; precedent; case

3

intentional; on purpose

3

adversary; opposition; hostile forces

2

gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

7

national power

2

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

7

form; shape; figure; morph

6

long-term

1

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle

1

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

4

quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

5

to want; to desire

2

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

5

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election

2

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

2

hegemony

1

establishment; settlement

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

4

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

5

to send in

7

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

use; utilization; utilisation; application

12

participation; joining; entry

3

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

9

gun point; muzzle

8

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

7

interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

2

to smile

6

inconvenient

2

to shoot dead; to shoot to death

1

from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

1

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

5

to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)

3

rampancy; prevalence; domination

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

4

Morio

8

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

9

postwar period; period after Second World War

3

to happen to be present

3