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to die; to expire

1

strategy; tactics

2

foundation; basis

1

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

3

armaments; military preparations

1

vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)

1

cost; expense

1

patchwork

1

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

to save money

2

to take time

1

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

3

to spend time (on doing something)

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

3

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

4

nowhere

1

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal

1

patrol

19

going around; patrol; round; tour

1

thief; robber

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

3

to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

9

somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

1

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

1

besides; in addition; also; moreover

2

money; currency; coinage

4

in comparison to; rather than

2

to like; to prefer

2

to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

3

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

2

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

self first; striving to be first; scrambling for

2

to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

1

several times (as large, over)

1

value; worth; merit

1

to entertain; to make welcome

1

disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

1

in that way; like that; that way

2

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

10

good-natured

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

menial; meanness; servility; abject

1

late at night

3

bed; couch

4