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discouraged; dispirited; despondent

2

unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

villain; baddie; the villain's part

6

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

by all means; no matter what; at any rate

1

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

5

loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

1

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

2

because of; owing to; due to

2

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

1

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

1

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

1

enemy nation

1

peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

return; welcome home

1

to explain the situation

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

1

soldier

1

arrangement; preparations; search (by police)

1

season; time of year

4

what is it?

1

order of chivalry; chivalric order

1

hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

1

idle; dormant

1

mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

2

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

1

things; everything

1

to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

1

impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

1

irregular

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

2

something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

1

at work; in the midst of work; working

1

call; visit

1

means; is; as for

1

reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

1

the other day; a few days ago

1

first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best

1

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1