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to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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state; country; nation

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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to decide; to determine

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

2

to sigh; to breathe a sigh

5

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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armed forces; military; troops

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does not

2

sailing; marching; going out; dispatch

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treaty; pact; convention; agreement

2

prohibition; inhibition; ban

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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to burst into laughter

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observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

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be; is

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(something) one does not really mean; insincere

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nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

4

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

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any number of times

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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people

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

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

3

to claim victims; to leave casualties

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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bloodshed

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sanity; consciousness; soberness

2

true character; true heart; true spirit

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

3

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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to lose one's life

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to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

4

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

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New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world

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

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sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)

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to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

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(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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