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coup d'état; coup

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

3

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

to spend time (on doing something)

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

2

to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain

1

political measures; policy

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up

1

short-term

2

three years

1

foolish; stupid; silly

1

kindness; intimacy; friendship

1

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

2

power; authority; jurisdiction

2

to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

1

distant relative

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

close; intimate; on good terms

3

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

to betray a secret

1

to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize

1

to control; to command; to get the better of

1

still; even now; to this day

1

full portrait; whole aspect; full story

1

Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty

2

one eyebrow

1

with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

state secrets; secrets of the state

1

commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization

1

rest period; intermission; break time; recess

1

footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

5

unionist; union member

2

intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)

1

out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

2

one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids

1

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

strategy; tactics

1

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

2

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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