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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press

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firm refusal

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the orders of one's ruler

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certain death

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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powerless; helpless; incompetent

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important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation

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evening bell; curfew

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epilogue

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morning mist

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Arena

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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ravages of war

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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scar

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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left; left hand side

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thigh; buttocks; arse; ass

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crutch; crutches

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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a certain ...

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pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

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arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant

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you; my dear; hey

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

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to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

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remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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mother; wife

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falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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one's mother

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to speak; to hear a voice

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done; just done; just finished

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fumbling; groping

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to be able to see

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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-ish; -like

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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you

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both eyes; binocular

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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