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being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody

1

to be too short

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

you (plural)

6

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick

1

ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

1

having a dream

1

serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

1

overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded

2

clinical trial

8

poverty rate

1

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; OECD

1

member nation; member state; signatory

2

the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

1

single parent; one parent

1

household; family

1

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

2

reproduction

1

necessity; need

1

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

young (e.g. young children); of few years

1

to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

1

assistance; support

1

annual income

1

to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under

1

process

1

course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic

2

to come to light

3

to become very angry; to become furious; to fly into a rage

2

putting someone in hospital; inflicting injury such that medical care is required

1

to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel

2

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

2

concrete block

1

general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game

1

decisiveness

1

to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

1

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

2

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

1

frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline

1

in a day; in a brief space of time

1

importance; emphasis; stress

1

starting line (in a race); start line; starting point

3

economic strength; economic power; economic might

1

wealth and poverty; rich and poor

2

national interest

1

to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

1

too much intellectual training; overemphasis on intellectual education

1

inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

1

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

1