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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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Berthold; Bertoldo; Bertolt

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Fulda

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prelate; prior; abbot

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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duchy; dukedom; principality

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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judge

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casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

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needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

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the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

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large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

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mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

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unavoidable; inevitable

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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assassination

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grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

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race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

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indeed; really; truly; very much

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Plock

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Poland

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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real name

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aesthetic appreciation

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religious war

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

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Hoyerswerda

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Silesia

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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monster

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to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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battering ram

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impregnable

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to dye; to colour; to color

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reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

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on the chopping board

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to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out

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cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces

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Israel

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