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ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

2

to be smashed up

1

orphan; person without friends

3

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1

terrorist

3

to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

2

American person

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

1

number of times; frequency; count

2

a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action

1

generation; lifetime; age

1

to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

1

common knowledge; well-known fact

1

trespassing; intrusion

1

obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties

1

criminal; culprit

6

government; administration

1

Japanese government

1

connection

2

you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber

1

one large ...; a great ...

1

if I (we, etc.) could

1

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

1

arrow; wedge; chock

2

to grimace; to frown

2

winner; victor

2

to commit a crime; to do evil

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

1

speech; address

4

not so

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

2

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

2

person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

2

to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something

1

lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

4

necessary evil

1

embarrassing

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

1

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

1

third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

3

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

2

quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

4

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

3