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to drink the night away

1

to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

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I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit

4

such; this sort of; like this

2

Mold (Wales)

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red

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now that; since; so long as; because

2

to manage a state; to govern a country

1

last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)

1

meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally

1

passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

2

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

2

graveyard; cemetery

1

end; close; conclusion; termination

3

apology; excuse

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

5

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish

3

to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

2

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

3

directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front

2

to get strong; to gain strength

1

London (UK)

1

saint

1

pole; poll

1

Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

2

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

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

1

to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)

3

to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)

2

gold or gilt letters

1

several people; a few people

1

to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

2

one's real father; natural father; biological father

1

Canterbury

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archbishop (Catholic)

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to crack; to develop a crack

4

to reach a situation about which nothing can be done

1

soundless; mute

2

inertia; force of habit

1

deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

2

no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents

1

clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

3

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

running away; escaping on foot

1

severing of connections or relations

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

2