Reverse Empathy, III

I hadn't heard of that song, but it sounds like a happy song that probably doesn't have
5. pain (but not hurt)
6. scar (but not scab)
On the other hand,
7. pal (but not friend)

8. man (but not woman)
9. men (but not women)

However,
10. gal (but not guy)
11. we (but not you)

12. via (but not by)
13. many (but not much)
14. way (but not will)

15. ore
16. pan
17. had
18. tar

19. land
20. name

5. PA (Pennsylvania) IN (Indiana)
6. SC (South Carolina) AR (Arkansas)
13. MA (Massachusetts) NY (New York)
19. LA (Louisiana) ND (North Dakota)
20. NA (??) ME (Maine)

The only missing 4-letter words are nada (uses "na" again) and wait ("WA" = Washington)
I suspect the other words are also mashups of abbreviations, but I'm not sure what, and if other abbreviations come in besides geographical ones. (Note "NE"-Nebraska, "AL"-Alabama, "OR"=Oregon show up in some 3-letter words, as do some of the states I've listed above).

That's an interesting idea, it would make a good topic. I think my favorites are Nebraska-Arkansas, Pennsylvania-Connecticut, Washington-North Dakota, Colorado-Indiana, Wisconsin-Delaware, and Louisiana-Maine, but none of those are on this list (though some might be close).
21. rain (but not pour)
22. so (but not sew)
23. ran (but not went)

24. den
25. mark

Without trying to make any political statement, I will note that 'bet' and 'wan' may or may not be included depending upon affiliation (a list that I have been using to help check validity would include wan but not bet). Perhaps this will assist with a solution
26. anon

Letters that are part of the name of a country?

Or better said, connexe part of the name of a country.

You're on the right track.

Last letters of the name of a country?

Still closer.
27. us (but not guay)
28. an (but not ize)

Words you can find at the end of the names of countries, at last I hope!

29. rance?

Yes, that is exactly it, well done. rance sounds good for 29, I was not aware of that one, otherwise I would probably have used it.

Very good puzzle!
Thanks to all for whom it must have bee obvious to let me get it in the end!

1.Togo
2.Belarus
3.Oracle

4. Noria
5. Toy

6. Belove
7. Thanatos

8. Isolated
9. Theology

10. Queen
11. Wheel

12. Tissue
13. Nonbeliever

14. Incrimination
15. Theater

Can I ask if Spain and Raft would be on the list?

Neither

16. Minister
17. Toast

18. Sure
19. Them

20. Slicing
21. Anonymise

22. Arrester
23. Offcast

@dougforte, to be more precise these words are not on the list because I will stop at 40 words, otherwise they could be on it.

Good to know, even if the idea that I had was already ruled out by the newer words. Thanks for the clarification.

24. Outserve
25. Forted

26. Ordinary
27. Tooth

28. Takeover
29. Armada

30. Agaric
31. A

32. Sealing
33. Offensive

34. Troubadour

35. Andante
36. Byte

37. Opposing

Endive
Thematic

Nope.

38. End

Ah sorry FatPhil, I read it as Endive thematic... you got it!

38. Endive
39. Thematic
40. To
41. Die
42. To
43. Sleep

1. Evil is cut
2. A shoe
3. Threes

4. 2 Chic loners
5. Seen a ship

6. Violent era
7. Metal nations

\m/,

So what was going on in Carroll's list? It ends with Shakespearean words,
but I don't get the rest.

look at the start of each of Carroll's words

8. Denial
9. Ransom

Anagrams of books of the Bible?

10. Annalists Shoe ?