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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

14

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

1

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

2

lethality; killing effectiveness

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

3

nothing but; none other than

2

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

3

power map; power structure; power relationships

1

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

1

danger; peril; hazard; risk

6

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

one's possessions; ownership

1

splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

4

estrangement; alienation; disaffection

1

act; deed; conduct

2

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

6

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

2

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

well; now; then

3

to ponder; to brood

9

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

5

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

14

to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in

6

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

inevitable; necessary

2

this time; now

21

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

15

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

4

this (very thing); this precisely

1

smuggling; contraband trade

4

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

15

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

8

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

3

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

7

to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

6

to get thin; to taper off

5

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

4

to say no more; to sink into silence

3

to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

2

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

7

to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

8

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

3

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

2

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

5

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

12

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

9

never; not at all

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

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