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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

4

all; every

6

bribe; sweetener; douceur

2

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

3

to spread rumors; to spread rumours

1

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

1

exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all

1

to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down

3

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

11

leader; leading figure

1

man; male; masculine gender

7

kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

1

repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

11

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

3

origin; beginning

2

sabotage

1

very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes

2

decline; decay; ebb

1

to fall off; to tumble down

1

grand; heroic; sublime; fierce

3

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

older; senior

5

to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

7

the same age

1

tee-hee

6

thank you

11

age; years

3

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

5

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

22

delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness

2

strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

2

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

3

with a friendly grin; smilingly

7

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

7

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

90

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

4

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

32

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

7

herbal tea; herb tea; tisane

2

drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room

2

herb; fragrant grass

13

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

8

to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

10

petty (minor) official (derogatory term)

2

child

35

indignation; resentment

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

3