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Gregory; Greggory

35

cooperation; collaboration; help; support

3

I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...

1

account book; register; ledger

9

foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

3

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

(illegal) dual bookkeeping; two sets of books

1

expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent

1

guaranteed; authentic; certified

3

moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading

1

removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation

8

incompetent (person)

1

propaganda

4

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

to await; to wait for; to expect

5

steadily

4

guide (on a tour, etc.)

11

to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)

2

to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

6

formidable enemy

1

with a start; with a jump

9

native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)

1

eastern expedition; military campaign to the east

15

university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...

2

prince; duke

32

accidental death

1

death; decease; passing away

1

orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child

1

heir; inheritor; successor

1

backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position

1

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

1

strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)

1

lengthening

1

to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage

2

annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up

2

western expedition; military campaign to the west

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southern expedition; military campaign to the south

33

northern expedition; military campaign to the north

12

(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force

2

merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation

1

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

2

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

1

one's troops

3

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

war expenditures

1

economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

2

desk; copy editor

1

jug

1

to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one

1