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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

3

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

12

to mix; to stir; to blend

1

outline; summary; gist; basic points

1

gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP

1

reputation; public opinion

1

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

1

edict; ordinance; proclamation

2

fundamental; basic

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

6

this week

1

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

8

guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

7

comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

2

dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding

1

way of reciting; way of telling a story

1

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

3

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

1

(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

36

thus

1

alone; unaided; away from home

1

inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls

4

to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in

2

castle

7

back gate

1

elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

2

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

1

command; direction

4

about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

1

500; five hundred; many

2

previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

1

royal palace

30

hard fighting

5

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

group member

1

commoner; plebeian

1

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

2

to grasp the important points; to hit the right points

1

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

every single word and phrase; word by word

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

3

end; close

1

opium

1

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

2

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

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