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our country; our land; one's own country

3

to attract interest; to get attention to appeal

1

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

2

each; every; all

1

small country

1

like a lord

1

authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

4

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

2

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

tax collection; taxation

1

conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment

1

night; evening; dinner

1

garden; park

1

to chase around

1

to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss

1

shiveringly

1

reopening; resumption; restarting

1

once more

2

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

1

to come back; to return

1

angle

2

analysis

1

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

pleasantly smiling

2

to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)

1

the same; the said; likewise

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

mere; simple; sheer

1

inevitable; necessary

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

1

first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person

1

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

1

work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

1

payment

1

to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

1

support; backing; patronage

1

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

1

regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

1

easy; simple; light

2

bid for popularity; publicity stunt

2

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious

1

to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

3

necessity; need

1

chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly

1