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duel

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all night; throughout the night

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twilight; dusk; faint light

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majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance

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double (two-leaf) door

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existing; living; extant

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to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

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high fever; pyro-

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crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult

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to shoot to death

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archer; shooter; bowman

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general; shogun

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close associate; close aide; brains-truster

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

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to name

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desolate (e.g. plains); ruined

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charred; burnt black; scorched black

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place of execution; execution site

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sports ground; sports oval

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central part

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to prostrate oneself before

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large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm

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gravestone; tombstone

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rank (of troops); file; column; formation

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

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to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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to show in; to usher in

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curve

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figure; shape; graphic

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solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park

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to paint over heavily; to plaster up

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

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distance in a straight line

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pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)

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to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout

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to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

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to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on

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puppy; small dog

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foolish question

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to lick all over; to run one's tongue over

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zenith; vertex

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destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

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morning sun; sunrise

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to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight

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iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

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possession; owning

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