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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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to step over or across; to overcome

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rebel; traitor

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to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

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the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

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veil of darkness; curtain of night

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

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to do someone in; to bump someone off

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the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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regular army

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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

1

to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

1

to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

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armor and helmet

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to be among the top five; to be one of the five best

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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to betray one's country (to an enemy)

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waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

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to be dead; to be lifeless

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

1

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

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grudge; complaint; reproach

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to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

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to walk; to move forward; to make progress

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to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention

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to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

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murder; killing; murderer

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self-deprecating; self-mocking

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spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

2

to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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secret agreement

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to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

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for a while; for some time; for a period

1

immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement

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to know (someone); to think; to believe

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to guess right

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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psychological warfare

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birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

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complementation; supplementation; completion

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Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

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Battle of Red Cliffs (208 CE)

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