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possessed of a strong sense of duty

4

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

3

triumphant return; returning in triumph

8

land near a castle; castle town

1

festival merrymaking; revelry

1

next

2

to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

3

to capture; to seize; to plunder

1

van; truck; delivery van

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted

1

limits; end; bounds

1

(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up

2

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

overanxiety; needless worry

2

partner

80

most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate

4

to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

2

(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)

5

going into battle; departure for the front

2

to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with

3

sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

1

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

4

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

2

currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

4

free (of charge); gratuitous

4

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

6

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

4

dairy farmer

1

iguana

1

at first; initially; in the beginning

1

going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with

4

first grandchild

1

grandmother

2

(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine

3

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by

4

to mimic; to imitate

2

copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile

1

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

2

standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

2

increasing in size

4

negative aspect; downside; disadvantage

1

essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

2

new business

1

real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

3

to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception

3

initial investment

1

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

2