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centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule

3

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

8

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

1

clarification; definition

2

in company; among people; philtrum

1

division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification

1

to sit on a seat

5

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

skilled control of a spear; stabbing (someone) with a spear; victim; scapegoat; someone singled out (for punishment, etc.)

1

all times and places; all ages and countries

1

habit; behavior; behaviour; trait

1

power; influence

1

stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture

1

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

1

enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having

2

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis

1

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

1

thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe

4

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

(following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)

1

the ruler; sovereign

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

1

perfection; thoroughness; consummation

1

to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

3

easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

4

character; personality

1

dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

2

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

ruin; destruction; fall

1

to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

1

decisive; resolute; drastic

1

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

counter-proposal; counter-suggestion

1

tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

1

senility; dotage; decrepitude

2

to be tired of hearing

1

to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

1

to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

1

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

3

to the left (in location); left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left

2

daydream; waking dream; fantasy

1

enough is enough; no further!

1

full responsibility

1

to put one's strength into

1

unreserved

1

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

4