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dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external

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marble

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

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standing tall; towering; soaring

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compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs

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model; dummy; maquette

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manufacture; production

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cruel; heartless; brutal; atrocious

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Arctic Circle; the Arctic

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in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should

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midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

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(air) temperature

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death from cold; freezing to death

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terminal; final

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castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming

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last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage

3

nostalgic; old-fashioned

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weariness with life; world-weariness; pessimism

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craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision

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conviction; belief; confidence

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

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selection

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outline; summary; gist; in brief

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departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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to soar; to fly

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blood and iron; military might

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serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

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thousands

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brave warrior; hero; brave man

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

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sentimentalist

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The Odyssey (epic poem attributed to Homer)

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brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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dislike; aversion

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy

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impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

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lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly

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to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

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weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

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flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter

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shabby; unsightly; unkempt

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wandering; roaming; drifting

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Trojan War

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Achilles

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