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to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

3

from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

4

always; constantly; at all times; habitually

18

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

4

focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of

1

all people; everybody

6

I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me

3

ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

1

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

6

foolish act; folly

4

to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

1

no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval

5

belief; faith; conviction

4

rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival

11

to understand each other

3

inverse; reverse

3

talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

10

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

7

conscience

4

farm (agriculture)

1

to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)

1

younger days; youth

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition

1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

1

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

1

to work out a compromise

2

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

7

compromise; giving in

3

weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline

1

as usual

3

to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

4

patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)

1

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

13

various types

4

absolute obedience; complete submission

3

coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay

9

(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

31

head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

1

goat; Goth

1

unidentifiable; unidentified

28

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

30

muddy stream

1

very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

2

ceiling boards

3

face-to-face

5

to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

23

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

8

relief; rescue

2

at this stage; at this point; (only) now

3