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to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

2

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

3

to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

6

now is the time

3

qualitative difference; disparity; gap

1

burnt field; burnt area

1

irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal

1

food shortage

1

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

2

end of war; cessation of hostilities

3

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

1

unemployed person

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

1

sad; melancholy

1

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

1

saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver

2

to take revenge

1

maximum permissible level or dosage

1

to embrace

2

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

2

correction; revision; redressing; rectifying

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

(town) market; (street) market; marketplace

1

sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

guide

1

to get tired of waiting

1

card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

long time

4

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

1

cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

1

though; even if; whether ... or ...

1

profit; earnings

2

cut; reduction; curtailment

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

7

to lie face-down

3

(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

1

to mind; to care; to worry

2

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

2

life and death

1

to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

6

to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

3

most of all; extremely; supremely

2

sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant

1

to kill each other

2

successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through

1

tasting; sampling

1

to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)

1