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confusion; mixing; merger

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

2

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

Europe

1

mainly; primarily

1

charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

1

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

butter

1

spice

1

innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine

1

poker face

1

human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)

1

statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

2

judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

1

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

1

result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)

1

at least

1

extravagance; luxury

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

technique; finesse

1

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

to mediate; to intervene

1

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

everyone; anyone; no one

1

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

the last moment; the very end

1

bet; wager; stake; gamble

4

rate; late; rating; ranking

2

pair; couple

1

iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

3

to become bloodshot

1

all eyes; public attention

1

to raise one's voice; to shout

1

winner; victor

1

wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

1

simultaneously; all at once; in unison

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

3

being all smiles with joy

2

to sit (down)

1

good humour (humor); good mood

1

to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

absence; disregard; indifference

2

chief vassal; senior statesman

1

taking advantage of (a convenient situation)

1

unreasonable demand

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