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appreciation; thanks; gratitude

1

next year

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to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress

1

declaration; profession

1

selection

1

appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

1

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

1

cross-national

1

projection; protrusion

1

national power

1

total war; all-out war

2

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

2

one's own country

1

damage; injury; loss

2

very great; enormous; serious

1

all-out war; total war

1

to be damaged; to receive damage

1

party; set; gang; company; person

1

purpose; utility; objective; way to use something

1

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

1

(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

1

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

3

to gather strength; to take heart

1

our side; we

1

to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

1

informal; unofficial

2

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

2

to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

1

field

1

risky; dangerous; insecure

2

choosing; selecting; deciding (on)

1

sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring

1

sour look; surly face; pout

2

to tell a lie; to fib

1

about; concerning; as to; regarding

1

going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

2

determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone

1

lobster

1

seasoning; flavour; flavor

1

dinner

2

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

2

self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

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spare rib

1

less than ...; smaller ...

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to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest

1

wine

17

grape juice

1

to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare

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sampling food or drink; tasting

1