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dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency

1

precision instrument or machine

1

malfunction

1

rhythm

3

scramble (for)

2

abattoir; slaughterhouse

1

... all over again (repeating the same failure)

1

to spread; to apply

1

desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

2

mourning

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes

1

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

2

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

3

human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort

2

it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

to say no more; to sink into silence

6

one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance

3

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

7

to have both; to possess both; to combine with

1

weapon of mass destruction; WMD

1

still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

4

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

3

lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma

5

little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

1

a help; assistance

4

to manage something successfully; to be successful

1

human rights; civil liberties

1

Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan

2

fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming

1

excuse; explanation

8

paternity; fatherhood

1

name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext

1

information transfer; information transmission

1

daylight hours; hours of sunshine

1

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state

2

petty bourgeois; lower middle class

2

special case; exception

1

amnesty; pardon

1

tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary

1

reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle

2

residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood

1

fifty; 50

2

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

3

delivery; transfer; hand-over

1

terror; terrorism

1

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

1

guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer

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