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inevitable; necessary

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

33

to take over; to hand over

1

whole nation; whole land; whole country

4

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

4

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

2

model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

2

blood and iron; military might

2

law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement

3

root; basis; foundation

1

end; close

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

hundreds

5

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

11

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

11

convention; tired tradition; old custom

1

forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding

2

lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

1

everything; anything; nothing

1

adaptation; accommodation; conformity

2

Fitts; Fitz

3

(grape) wine

2

(one's) age

4

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

4

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

place; situation; position; location

6

topmost

1

forty; 40

1

to be related by blood

2

to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined

3

corner; nook

1

on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

3

rare; seldom

3

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

2

feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

3

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

3

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

4

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

17

to hate each other; to hate mutually

1

uniform; standard

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

16

visitor

1

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

5

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

8

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2