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antidote

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clergyman; churchman; clergy

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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reason; cause; circumstances

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely

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role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

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also called

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inhuman; heinous; atrocious

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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cabinet minister

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all; every

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social; societal; societary

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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reception of a decoration; reception of an order (of merit)

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decoration; order; medal

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honour; honor

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title; name; degree

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rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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prostitute; harlot

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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love affair; liaison

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bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

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to make public

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accepting bribes; corruption; graft

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to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

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forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

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usurpation; taking back; dispossession

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property; fortune; assets

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partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)

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compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

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text; provisions (act, treaty)

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

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internal conditions; true state of affairs

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extermination; annihilation

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muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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