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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

6

blood; brad (nail)

1

diligent; industrious

4

to take command; to give direction

4

chemical weapon

1

to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake; to miss

1

absolute monarchy

1

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

3

recovery function

1

drinking water

1

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

11

to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)

2

that is; namely; i.e.

1

speed (per hour)

3

to catch one's attention

2

gasoline; petrol

1

facing outward

2

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

Cadillac (automotive brand); Cadillac

1

to ease up the speed

1

to die; to expire

1

frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

1

cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

1

to cultivate; to foster

3

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

7

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

6

consequently; as a result

3

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

1

friend; acquaintance

10

to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out

3

to have in one's dreams

3

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

8

foodstuff; groceries

2

goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies

1

business use; business purposes

1

change; money exchange

2

timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry

3

minuteness; one millionth

4

first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial

3

snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie

1

winter clothing

2

arrival of goods; goods received

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

4

uninhabited island; desert island

93

drifting; drift; being adrift

6

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

2

figure of speech; rhetorical flourish

3

new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)

2

salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)

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