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end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

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supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king

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invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

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in proportion to; according to; depending on

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness

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human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem

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to claim victims; to leave casualties

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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overconfident; presumptuous

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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should do; ought to do

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dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

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so; like this; in this way

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in this way; like this

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(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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accidental shooting

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the last moment; the very end

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mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

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breath; breathing; bless; bracelet

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preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike

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pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

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placement; fixed position; mapping out; location

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villages

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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first-class goods

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oneself; one's body

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badness; evilness; bad; evil

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parents; both parents

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to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death

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area; region

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately

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thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn

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doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)

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to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy

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woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

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lowly person; lowliness

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one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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