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not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

5

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.

1

refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved

1

Rasputin

1

cultural assets; cultural property

1

entry into a country

6

British made; made in Britain

4

almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card

1

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

1

call; visit

1

political

25

talk; dialogue; conversation

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

to have the privilege of doing

3

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

8

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

1

defense plan

1

disturbing elements

2

to lure someone; to entice someone

1

special envoy

1

personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

2

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

2

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

3

since; this person

1

is that so?

1

time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked

1

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

3

tea set

1

poker face

1

being ...

1

silent; solemn; quiet

1

this occasion; at this time; now

1

punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

2

collision; clashing

5

symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed

2

safety myth; myth that something is completely safe (e.g. nuclear plant); safety dogma

1

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

28

major war; great war; world war

2

to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation

1

split among friends; falling out; internal discord

7

identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly

1

sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

3

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

3

winning a war; victory

3

to go with the flow; to go with the times

1

to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

1

proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

2

full moon; 15th day of the lunar month

1

inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

1