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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

pain; agony; bitterness

1

actual age; true age

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

1

lack of sleep

4

staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

2

to age; to grow old

1

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

2

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

working conditions

1

rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

3

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

wise saying; maxim

1

a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

3

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

1

to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

1

I; me

3

relation; relationship

1

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

4

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

2

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

2

drawn-out (protracted) war or contest

1

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

1

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

1

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1

groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

1

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

chess

1

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

1

next move

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

5

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

original state

1

deep impression

1

founding of a nation

2

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

2

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

1

claim rights

1

compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages

1

reduction of armaments; disarmament

1

loss-cutting; cutting one's losses

5

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

4

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate

1