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Vanitas

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ding; chime (sound of a bell or a small gong)

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preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar

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divine love; agape

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Durendal

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coward; dastard

1

material for experiments; experimental material

1

detour; diversion; alternative route

1

Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

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self-righteous

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

1

automaton; automata

2

come out!; where are you?

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rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership

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slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness

1

speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought

1

previous remarks

1

to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

1

from what (I've) seen; given that ...

1

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

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opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

1

poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

1

decision; vote

1

barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm

1

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

locational advantage; advantageous position

1

ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

1

human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person

1

name plate; name tag; label

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

1

close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)

1

raising (the standard)

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

1

weird; disgusting; sickening

1

veil

1

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world

1

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

1

breathing; respiration

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

clergyman; churchman; clergy

1

to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

1

top-class

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unnecessary; needless

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lever; joystick; liver

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unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

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multi-

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