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highly ridiculous; quite absurd

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double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued

4

yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

1

in good health; alive and well; going strong

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reigning; controlling; dictating

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government affairs

2

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

how dare ...; how could ...

2

shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

2

acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

1

aha!; yes sir

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internal conditions; true state of affairs

1

to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

1

out of the question; preposterous

1

clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent

1

sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

1

(in) my own way

2

to say; to tell (somebody); to state

1

best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

1

dilemma; predicament

1

attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

7

jumping; jump (e.g. in prices); rashness; rash person

1

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

1

flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely

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corner of the eye

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acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

8

trick; act

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

to suffer a loss

2

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult

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if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side

2

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

2

at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to

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

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death; mortality; to die; to pass away

5

basic principle; fundamental principle

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equality; impartiality; evenness

2

consumable goods

2

skill

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although

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to take a firm stand; to argue about

1

open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

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confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

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