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withdrawal of troops

8

innocent; blameless; guiltless

5

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

28

otherwise; or else; if not

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

10

to have the nerve to; to be bastard enough to

1

indicates emphasis

2

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

10

counteroffensive

3

beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism

4

-like

3

dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

5

to stiffen; to become stiff

9

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

22

grey; gray; ashen

22

there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means

5

expenses; disbursements

4

from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

9

(one's) administrative responsibilities

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

5

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

15

manicure; nail polish; nail varnish

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

3

foolish act; folly

21

advanced age; senility

6

thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

7

position of power

11

mechanics; dynamics

2

low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level

1

profiting while others fight

6

politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)

8

distress; wretched condition

7

to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

19

foresight; prescience

1

current administration; present government

4

competitor; rival

4

munitions industry; war industry

3

to smile a smile of satisfaction

2

record high; all-time high

3

rejection; negation; voting down

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

23

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

13

guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

8

actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living

12

should do; ought to do

8

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

14

local procurement; local content; sourcing locally

2

pillage; plunder; looting; robbery

11

boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

3

thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly

1