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higher rank; better position

1

to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow

1

Frankenstein complex

2

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap

1

pride; dignity; self-worth

1

stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

hysterical; hysteric

1

to disappear; to vanish

1

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

2

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

1

insect; bug

1

peace; harmony

3

to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)

3

the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

1

from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top

2

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

true value; real worth

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

critical

1

external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure

1

jellyfish

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

6

fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes

1

research; study; investigation

3

arms; weapon; ordnance

5

queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess

2

goddess

3

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

2

house built on sand; house of cards

1

firm; unshakeable; resolute

2

prospects of victory; chances of success

1

mechanism

2

investment; contribution; financing

1

of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

1

whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

1

rich person; wealthy person

1

effective; successful

1

investment

1

reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

4

female (animal, plant)

2

individual; specimen

1

failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

1

inferior goods; defective product; defective goods

1

to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

3

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

2