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pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion

2

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

ruin; destruction; fall

4

inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

1

isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

1

to shake off

2

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with

2

firm; strong; solid; stable

2

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

1

distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

3

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

5

to take one's eyes off

1

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

1

diligent; industrious

2

sincere; honest; faithful

1

meeting; greeting; welcome

1

anyhow; in any case

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

really; truly; indeed; good grief

5

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

1

state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

entirely; (not) at all

1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

2

to come to mind; to pop into one's head

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

3

by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

2

how; in what way; by what means

4

to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

1

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

1

to grow angry; to display one's anger

1

shoelace; bootlace

1

speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

1

ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive

3

efficiency

3

to ponder; to brood

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

2

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

2

if it's the case

13

in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

1

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

1

(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

3