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society; public; community; social studies

3

wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

1

optimistic; hopeful

1

thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

2

as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

2

decision; determination

2

contemplation; meditation

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

1

bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

4

quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

2

changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

1

to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck

1

relax

1

(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?

1

sitting; stability

1

feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling

2

world; society; people; the public

2

solitude; loneliness; isolation

1

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

6

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

external wound; (physical) trauma

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

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

1

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

1

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

5

raid; attack; assault

1

ultimate

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

2

in swarms; in great crowds

2

to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

1

person who has great confidence (faith) in himself

2

to do a meritorious deed

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate

1

humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

1

clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

2

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

2

others; other people

1

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

1

to be possible to occur

1

confinement

2

(mouth) gag

2

inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness

1