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because

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controlling power

4

hand grenade; grenade

1

optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary

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nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

2

to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)

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destruction; annihilation; extermination

2

V-shape (battle formation); crane wings

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both wings; both flanks

2

to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post

1

hatchet; adze; adz

1

dark green

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decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

5

remaining bullets; remaining ammunition

2

specialist

2

dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

1

body tissue; body composition

1

smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal

5

character style; character form

2

bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

2

general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

3

excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over

2

difference; discrepancy; variation

1

understanding completely; understanding all there is to know

1

critical section

1

to be in order; to be organized; to be systematized

1

shout of victory; cry of triumph

1

to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

4

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

3

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

2

hostile takeover

1

public prosecutor

1

worst-ever; history's worst

1

to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books

2

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

2

branch office

1

shareholder; stockholder

2

question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible

1

wealthy person

2

to build a house

2

asteroid belt

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just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

2

standard-bearer; flag-bearer

2

wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

1

punitive force

2

news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement

3

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

2

pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

dock; thorough physical examination

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