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imprisonment

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aha!; yes sir

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fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure

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to become bloodshot

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

4

how many pieces

1

(army) division

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to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

2

old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged

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lung cancer

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demon of ill health; disease

2

win; victory

2

correction; revision; redressing; rectifying

1

to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

2

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

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(social) class; rank; grade

1

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

1

nobility; aristocracy; peerage

1

(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people

1

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

2

society; the world; the times

1

depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)

1

old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan

3

servant; valet; menial

1

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

1

automatic pistol

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to await; to wait for; to expect

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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

1

a glance; a look; a glimpse

2

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

3

to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

3

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

3

public servant

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

1

we; us; I; me; you

5

exchange; conversion

1

putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards

1

confidential matters

1

second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

2

(telephone) receiver

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

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