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that's the way it is; such is life

8

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

6

runner-up

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

6

noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

3

any more; any further; any better; any longer

3

to complain; to make a complaint

4

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

2

police; police officer; police station

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1

one more time; once more; once again

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

6

because of; owing to; due to

2

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

1

handkerchief

1

Muqui

1

besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

1

making money; making a profit

2

how; in what way; by what means

4

kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

1

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

4

noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

2

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

29

to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb

1

with a bang

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

3

gun; cannon; artillery

12

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

11

head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

pirate ship

7

landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

3

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

3

they; those guys

4

distinction

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

8

forte; merit

1

to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

2

day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

skull and crossbones

1

down; below; downward

1

cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

3

pirate flag; black flag; Jolly Roger

1