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faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

serial killer

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empire; imperial

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king

1

slave; servant; slavery

1

second (unit of time); arc second

2

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

2

God; god; ace; king; superior person

1

selfish; self-centred; egotistical

1

mysterious person

2

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

mantle; cloak; manteau

1

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

1

return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation

1

right; privilege

3

I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

teary eyes

1

to stammer; to stutter

1

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

11

criminal condemned to death; convict on death row

2

to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

5

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

index finger; forefinger; second toe

1

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

1

truth; real situation

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

this evening; tonight

1

one hour

2

dilapidated house; deserted house

8

wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line

1

holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

2

few decades; many decades; several decades

1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

1

care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

1

test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare

1

exploration; expedition

1

hiding; concealment

1

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2

each time it happens; at all such times

1

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

1

costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing

3

to get accustomed to using

1

hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip

1

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

1

overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

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