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Iran

2

Iraq

2

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

9

reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)

4

war; fighting; fierce competition

2

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

1

key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery

1

draft evasion; evading conscription

1

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

Saddam

1

Husain; Husayn; Hussain; Hussein

1

nerve gas; nerve agent

1

bacteriological weapon

1

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

5

criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

4

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

7

Walter Mondale

1

Gary

1

heart; hearts (suit)

1

presidential election

1

Democratic Party; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016); DPJ; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

1

seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

5

president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy

6

assassination

2

target

2

ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

4

permanent; perpetual; lasting

1

observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking

2

base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic

2

construction; establishment

6

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

6

South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica

1

case (container); case (instance, situation); case

7

lunar base; moon base

6

current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

2

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

1

coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery

1

large number (of); many; majority

3

to cause casualties; to result in deaths

1

cause; origin; source

9

coal

3

to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top

2

(the thing) itself

5

financial market; money market

1

opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access

2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

Morgan Stanley

1