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minor role; small part

1

exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer

1

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

1

role; part; duty

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in addition; besides

3

to smile

5

style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

5

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

1

ruin; destruction; fall

2

catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)

1

process; course; mechanism

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end; conclusion

2

friend

1

to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

1

weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

1

avenger; revenger

1

all; every

2

ideal; ideals

4

monster

5

to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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to stare back (at); to glare back

1

to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves

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huh?; what's up?

2

call; appeal

3

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

3

to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named

1

cast (of a play)

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

execution

3

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

1

queen; female champion

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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to look downwards; to lower one's eyes

2

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

1

after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present

1

roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

2

decree; directive

1

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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cabinet minister

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don't you think?; indicates question

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

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