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the whole country

5

difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

1

normal affair

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

5

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

1

a few years later

1

screening (a movie); showing

1

The Merchant of Venice (play by William Shakespeare)

2

Shylock

3

model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

1

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

5

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

3

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

1

great person; great figure; person of great character

3

essence; true nature; substance; reality

3

Hebraism

1

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

1

plaintive; piteous; doleful

1

society; public; community; social studies

3

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

3

expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment

2

Venice

1

-ish; -like

3

concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression

2

to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances

1

notice; attention; observation

3

very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite

3

huh?; what's up?

1

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

5

sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement

5

more than usual (usu. time)

1

recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

6

protest; objection

3

any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...

8

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

9

four

6

sleigh; sled; sledge

1

place of execution

1

tens of thousands

1

group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

2

commotion; stir

1

still; even now

2

Christ

4

to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

1

to yell; to bawl out

1

hanging oneself; person who hanged themselves

1