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destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

2

participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

1

future; distant future

1

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

1

doing one's duty

2

regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

4

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

to happen to be present

1

preference; priority; precedence

1

vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

1

once more; again

1

gist; main point

1

leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

area; region

1

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

3

very; much; greatly; a lot of

1

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

2

update

1

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

existing

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

4

precisely because

1

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

1

addition; adding; supplement

1

increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)

8

unexpected; surprising

2

someone (something) not to be trifled with

1

expenses; costly; expensive

1

casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

1

library (usu. single-room); small library

1

collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

1

worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

1

bandage; dressing

2

same; similar; (just) like; equal

1

why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

1

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

2

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

1

emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs

1

(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

1

bringing; taking; carrying

1

to use up; to exhaust; to wear out

3

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

2

stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1