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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

mistress; kept woman; concubine

2

time and effort; trouble

1

to be worth it; to pay

1

to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile

1

showy; ostentatious

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained

1

offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

5

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

2

minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle

2

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

creation; generation; formation; derivation

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

1

in this case

1

manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining

2

electric power

1

to be needed; to be wanted

1

living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion

1

to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

4

driving force

2

guess; conjecture

1

original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

2

with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

1

pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

1

one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

1

holy lance; sacred spear

3

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

1

restoration; repair; mending

5

to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

1

change; conversion; transformation; transformation

3

efficiency

2

to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

1

(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

1

memo pad

2

to write down

1

of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

2

pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

1

making efficient; optimization

1

circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)

2

last year

1

making practical; making useful; implementing

1

ten years; decade

1

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

circuit diagram; schematic

1

origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

1