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being on the ropes; losing ground

1

good plan or policy

1

chasing; metal carving; metal engraving

1

to pick out item(s) from a group to keep

1

to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel

1

merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation

1

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

3

Third Way (in politics)

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democracy

1

rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field

1

crown; diadem; bottle cap

1

abstention; nonparticipation

1

Patricia

1

pen holder; desk tidy

1

conspirator; accomplice

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

4

unable to accomplish

1

generation; lifetime; age

1

privileged class

2

mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

1

to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

1

enjoyment; pleasure

1

indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation

1

to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)

1

Buro

1

volunteer army

1

supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal

2

game; contest; bout

2

to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

2

stability; security; equilibrium

2

spaceship

2

alien (from another planet)

1

-ness

1

lake (in place names)

1

king; monarch; ruler; champion

1

physical strength; the strength of one's muscles

1

even more; still more; further

1

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

1

we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

1

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

1

form; shape; figure

1

dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

1

to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show

1

usurer; usury; loansharking

1

double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

4

pure

1

to grant permission; to give permission

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1