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stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy

2

charm; attractiveness; humanity

1

draw (in competition); tie game

4

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)

1

to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight

1

scramble (for)

2

to take; to catch; to capture

3

in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

2

cradle

5

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

2

faraway; remoteness

1

deadly poison

1

sublime, magnificent beauty

1

to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

1

decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

2

to covet; to lust for

1

centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power

1

to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone

2

automaton; automata

1

poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish

1

prize money; monetary award; reward

1

military base

1

great cost

1

to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

1

severe criticism; damnation

1

general idea; concept; notion

3

incomplete; unfinished

1

money loser; high-cost, low-return project

1

the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)

1

opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

3

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

1

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

2

to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

2

otherwise; or else; if not

1

great evil; scum of the earth; monster; fiend

1

to settle a matter; to get even with someone

1

to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

34

serious crime; grave sin

1

neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

1

dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass

1

the scruff or nape of the neck

1

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

21

cause of death

1