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good-natured old man

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

4

knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

4

variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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example; instance; precedent; custom; habit

3

staying behind; remaining; residual

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thought

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

hatred

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

1

index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe

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both ears

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

3

shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation

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affirmation; affirmative

4

tens of thousands

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

8

the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

3

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

1

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over

1

number; amount

8

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

3

quarrel; dispute; argument

1

at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn

1

to differentiate; to segregate

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

4

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

2

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

2

acceleration; speeding up

1

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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total war; all-out war

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outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

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end; conclusion

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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

interference; intervention; meddling

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to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

1

this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

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error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

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