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election; selection; choice

3

companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler

1

dodgy dealings; monkey business

1

royalists; royalist faction

2

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

2

vested interests

3

privilege; special right

14

among (them); of (them)

1

poison

3

two times; twice; two degrees

2

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

2

opponent; antagonist

3

to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

1

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

2

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

letter; note; epistle; correspondence

1

writing materials

1

to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

2

public workout

11

news

2

legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

2

ingredient; component; composition

2

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

1

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

1

treasure

1

bragging; showing off; pride

1

trace; vestige; evidence

2

revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

1

warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow

1

mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

3

unique; peculiar; singular

1

attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession

2

to be born; to come into the world

3

mushroom

1

stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling

1

toadstool; poisonous mushroom

1

vitality; (one's) life force

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

1

to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

1

path of retreat

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

2

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

5

lower rank

4

slack; looseness; play

2

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

1

to live through; to survive

3

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

1