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to ask; to enquire; to query

4

symbolic

1

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

4

myth; legend

1

Greek mythology

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fate; destiny; lot

5

to rule; to govern; to administer

1

Moira; Moyra

2

goddess; female deity

4

thread; yarn; string

4

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

2

the first

1

to intertwine; to twist together

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

5

Atropos

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

2

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

1

inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

1

domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

1

with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

6

in this case

4

mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

mother

4

that is; namely; i.e.

4

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

4

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

4

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

4

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

1

erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary

1

agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

7

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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children's story; fairy tale

6

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

3

memories; recollections; reminiscence

3

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

1

fatal; lethal

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weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel

1

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

3

cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model

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(weaving) warp

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weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)

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