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mockery; derision; ridicule

2

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

skeleton

1

Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)

5

to badger; to pester; to beg

1

in one's own way or style

1

French cruiser De Grasse

1

favourable wind; favorable wind

1

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force

1

to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

1

one's whole life

1

pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

1

recollection; reminiscence

1

small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness

1

opium

1

tincture

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream

1

to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare

1

unable to sleep well

1

sense of security

1

unavoidable; inevitable

1

miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

1

cease-fire; truce; armistice

1

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

1

especially; particularly

1

homecoming; return to one's home

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

1

incurable illness

1

to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

2

nature; disposition

1

God and man; heaven and man

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

concession; conciliation; compromise

1

North China

1

humiliating

2

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

4

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

being imprisoned; being sent to prison

1

state of (mental) confusion (agitation)

3

period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

unworthy; unbecoming; improper

1

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

1