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halfwit; blockhead; fool

1

large number (of); many; majority

1

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

4

special selection; finest pick; top pick

2

pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

3

supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

6

running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

1

facing inward

2

maintaining the status quo

3

bias

1

oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork

6

hysteria

1

spy; emissary

3

to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

2

men and women of all ages

2

(war) front

15

head-on collision

1

inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

2

sporadic

3

millstone; mortar

1

in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet

2

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

2

surprise attack

2

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

to be to the point; to be pertinent

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

41

to take up employment

1

every evening; every night

2

telling a riddle

2

to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

1

brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon

2

next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor

2

cloth bag

1

cardio-pulmonary function

1

leather; hide

2

line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup

1

to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

2

to start working; to take action

1

dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence

1

dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest

2

civilian in military employ

7

future; possible; potential; prospective

2

to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch

1

to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

2

to suck up to; to curry up to someone

1

longevity; long life

7

to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right

3