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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

3

knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser

1

mixed; mingled

3

all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent

2

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

2

to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

3

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

2

search party

1

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

nature; property; disposition

1

independent action; acting alone

2

forte; strong point

1

report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing

1

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

1

enemy army

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in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...

1

largest class; top category

2

alarm; warning

5

to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude

1

horizontal; level; even

2

to pull tight; to brace; to tighten

1

projection; protrusion; lump; bulge

1

to bind; to fasten; to tie up

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

2

edged tool; cutlery

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

1

completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

2

one knee

1

refinement; elegance; grace

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

2

to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)

1

hegemony; leadership; initiative

2

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

asking oneself

1

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

3

to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

3

lactic acid

1

-proof; -resistant

1

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

3

long time

2

walking without rest; walking continuously

1

to worry

1

emergency evacuation

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

relief; aid; rescue

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