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inferiority complex

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to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

someone who battles on in difficult circumstances

3

ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

4

otherwise; if not; or else

4

older sister; lass; young lady

4

upturned eyes

1

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

3

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

4

surely (not); certainly (not)

6

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition

1

colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

glad countenance; joyful look

1

training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training

1

live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service

2

angel

5

self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

1

perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

1

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

first of all; first thing

1

to get a laugh

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contradiction; inconsistency

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some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

4

to go along; to walk along; to follow

3

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

2

negative; minus

2

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

3

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

3

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

2

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

2

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

reserving; withholding

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

1

all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception

3

flight; desertion; escape

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

3

accountability; being held accountable

1

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

2

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

first; new

1

(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

1

private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)

2

hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court

1

to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by

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to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear

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