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mayor

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powerful person; influential person

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roadside; wayside

1

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

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useless; deadhead

1

to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

1

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

1

national polity

1

dodgeball

1

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

2

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

2

enemy (soldier)

1

survival; survivor; relic

3

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

4

one cause; one reason; one factor

1

to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

1

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

2

Chris Penn

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dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups

2

after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

2

potential

1

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

useful thing; usable article

2

negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)

1

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

1

one's original family name; maiden name

1

the world in general; society; convention

1

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

1

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

to originate with; to start with; to stem from

2

origin; source; beginning; starting point

1

neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

1

sequel of a story

1

to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse

1

visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

2

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

lounge; common room

1

document; reportage; documentary; documentation

1

to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

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interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)

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divorce

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