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ancient wise men

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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to take the form (of); to assume a shape

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accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing

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from the viewpoint of; according to

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true state; actual condition; reality

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achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

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to prosper; to flourish; to thrive

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sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

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greedy

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greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative

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to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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coincidence

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to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

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fabrication; pipe dream

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hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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

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to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time

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desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager

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to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave

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obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying

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saliva; spit; spittle

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

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gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

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inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

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hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

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slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

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grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

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to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)

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public cemetery

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cemetery; graveyard

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dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

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burial

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(dead) body; corpse; remains

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flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers

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to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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single flower; one wheel; full moon

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)

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surname; family name; last name

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