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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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advanced level; high grade; senior

3

retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion

2

early stage

1

retirement from office

3

the same amount

1

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

1

pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal

1

receiving payments (pension, ration)

1

managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability

1

comparatively; relatively

1

returning to port

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

2

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

3

successive jobs; consecutive jobs

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

commandant; commanding officer; general

1

surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

1

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

birthday

1

honorary position

1

power struggle

4

to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

1

to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

1

influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

1

Cordoba (Colombia)

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

(political) purge

2

to survive; to live long

1

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

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

2

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

1

when it becomes; when it comes to

2

unanticipated; unexpected

2

military strength; military personnel

1

accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission

2

military

1

defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke

1

place; room; margin; scope

1

parallel; equal; match

1

most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

pacifist

1

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

1

way (of doing); manner; method; means

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