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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

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Lamia (Greece)

9

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

3

magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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chain of command

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

news of someone's death; obituary

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

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possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

even more; still more; further

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to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

4

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

2

quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing

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abusive language; violent language; wild words

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deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

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(religious) piety; faith; devotion

1

gods

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reverence; awe; respect

2

thing that brings good or bad luck; popular belief; superstition; jinx

1

charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code

1

for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation

1

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

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pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming

2

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

2

he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

1

to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase

3

improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low

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mastery of the air

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sphere; circle; range; category

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to throw oneself; to jump; to leap

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partial destruction

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emergency evacuation

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government service; official position; civil service

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temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

3

mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object

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to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time

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(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

1