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hallucination; illusion

2

such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

1

person unfit for society; misfit

1

both eyes

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

1

to shed light; to cast light

1

only; merely; but; no more than

3

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

1

condition; situation; prospects

1

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

2

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

worst; poor and boring; uncool

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

how many people; a number of people

6

pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

1

to speak the truth

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

they; them

2

rapidly

1

to increase; to grow

1

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

2

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

1

whichever one chooses; either way

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

4

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

1

to escape from; to get out

1

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

cause; origin; source

2

concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to devour; to bite to death

1

engine room

2

head; lead; vanguard; first

1

dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight

1

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

1

five-family unit; five-man group; quintet

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

1

to cross one's mind; to be reminded

1

impossible; unlikely; improbable

1

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

1

Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms

5

love triangle; eternal triangle

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1