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anecdote

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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

exception

9

Arthur Penn

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

1

lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode

1

to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start

1

beloved wife

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

2

the farthest ends; the furthest ends

1

to lower the curtain; to come to an end

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

5

sacred treasure

1

(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on

1

rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism

1

transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

2

mere; only a ...

1

minor role; small part

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

Friday

1

drinking while standing

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)

1

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

4

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

1

naming; giving a name; designation; nominal

1

to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

6

by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

10

easy; simple; plain

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

2

bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

5

each place; various places

1

to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

2

leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers

3

independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation

2

hostile nature; inimical character

2

exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

directions; instructions; orders; command

1

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

2

reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

1

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

3

personal; individual; private

3

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

2

remark; statement; discourse

1

real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

3

to laugh scornfully

2

so far as

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