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reconsideration

3

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

2

Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2

6

pastoral; idyllic

1

the United States and the Soviet Union; American-Soviet

1

cold war; the Cold War

3

what proportion; what percentage

4

glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

1

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

2

to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin

1

to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun

3

settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

2

sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense

4

source of information; intelligence source; message source

2

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

4

darts

3

throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

12

easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

8

cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers

3

in the trees

1

dark brown; colour of tanned skin

19

loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

3

dark night; moonless night

6

to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

6

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

2

fast pace; quick pace

4

every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

4

flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression

8

above; going steadily upward

2

searchlight

15

to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

5

(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

1

to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse

2

to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

2

input

2

navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator

1

guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

1

to be strangled; to be constricted

1

flat; even; level

2

second son

1

Eastern Europe

1

Africa

10

gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg

2

perfect; perfect game

1

perfectionist

2

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

4

ambivalence

1

living together; coexistence

2

approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

7

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

1