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Alphard (aka Alpha Hydra)

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

1

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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equipment; device; installation; stage setting

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the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

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to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

2

foreign country

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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gambling den; gambling house

1

useless; vain; aimless; idle

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criticism; commentary; review

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

5

stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead

1

muzzle; snout

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

1

stirring; slight movement

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sluice gate; water gate; flood gate

1

town; city; municipal; urban

1

unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

1

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction

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ago; since; before; previous

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to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)

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to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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imitation; copying

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

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oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith

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past tense

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent

1

to obtain; to procure

1

attack; charge; raid

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

2

yoke; constraints; oppression

2

to escape

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pitfall; trap; pit

1

disadvantageous; long (odds)

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unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

1

inconvenient

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

4

calamity; misfortune; disaster

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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