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military dictatorship

2

to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove

2

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

1

cocktail

1

essence; extract

2

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

2

resignation (from a position)

4

petty official

1

emergency

1

loyalty; loyal (faithful) service

1

to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

4

to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)

1

room for argument

2

democratic government

20

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

5

proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

6

to thrust before; to thrust at

7

peace preservation; security; safety

2

observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking

2

guest member; associate member; honorary member

1

appointments and dismissal

1

change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

5

aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

4

military attaché

6

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

even if not; even without

3

to discuss; to talk together

9

law; rule

4

detour; circumvention; turning movement

7

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

2

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

26

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

3

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

6

calyx

1

demise

4

being outstanding; excelling; being foremost

1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

1

next; secondly; subsequently

3

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

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

1

alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

3

neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

8

material; physical

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

5

ideology

1

rational; reasonable; logical

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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