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Alan Moore

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broad; vast; boundless; wide

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Charroux

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Ferrars; Ferrers

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difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin

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one's master's business; necessary business; major errands

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to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

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to be superstitious

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rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman

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to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk

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ugly duckling

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number of persons; numerical strength; head count

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grand slam

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room; apartment; flat

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echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity

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waste meat; meat scraps; offal

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Dear

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good position; favourable situation

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winning at the races

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to vie with one's opponent

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big lie; whopper

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the unvarnished truth

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rookie-of-the-year

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(stable) litter

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parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children

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tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story

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to lavish money on

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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three wins in a row

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sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale

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to weep the night out; to weep all night

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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pushing (propelling) (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

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face

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feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically

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to be superstitious; to believe in omens

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many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together

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hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)

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focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

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affectionately; tenderly; lovingly

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intellectual training

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object of avid desire; object of envy

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frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality

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to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person

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noblesse oblige

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three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri

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to threaten; to intimidate

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top three

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sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep

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to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point

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