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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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merits; distinguished services

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bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

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education; training; discipline

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

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good sense

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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Western Front (of WWI)

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)

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to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort

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to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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to cross one's legs

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to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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gold leaf; beaten gold

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velvet

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ornament; decoration

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craftsman; skilled artisan

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the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

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throne

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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to thank

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salute; bow

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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conqueror

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discontent and grumbling

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economic activity

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without cause; without reason

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occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession

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to tremble with fear

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monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre

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(within a) city; local

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admiration; being impressed (by)

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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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to look forward to something

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