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symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient

2

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

3

powerful; strong; mighty

7

future; possible; potential; prospective

1

immediately; promptly

5

remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare

4

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

13

promotion; encouragement

3

military administration; military government; military junta; government affairs relating to the military

2

reform; reformation; reorganization

9

balance; equilibrium

1

genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

2

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

1

vicious circle; vicious cycle

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

7

to be ruined; to fail; to undergo a break-up; to go bankrupt

1

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

1

what

5

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

2

to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

2

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

1

to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

1

model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

2

to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

5

insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

1

counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

1

to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)

3

to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

1

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

2

main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities

1

peace

4

expenses

1

fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for

1

tone; manner of speaking

3

to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

3

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

1

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

3

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

to make known

3

too (much); overly; excessively

1

relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation

1

to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

1

foreigner; expatriate

1

abatement; reduction

1

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

2

everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything

2