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slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)

1

to wave one's hand

1

suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

to lean over; to lean in

1

to twine around

2

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

3

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

what kind of; what sort of; what

3

therefore; consequently

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

4

choices; alternatives; options

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

1

nimble; quick; agile

2

(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

8

to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

1

nation building

1

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

1

sure; yeah; I know

1

to keep silent

1

to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

1

in the end; finally; after all; ultimately

1

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

1

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

1

ambition; aspiration

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling

1

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

4

(distinction of) sex; gender

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

1

indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily

1

looking over someone's shoulder

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

in the end; at the end of the day

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

1

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)

2

grudge; complaint; reproach

1

(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

1

insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned

2