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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle

1

one eyebrow

2

gravestone; tombstone

2

warm welcome

2

it seems that; as if

2

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1

on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

4

grey moustache; white beard

1

to play a central role; to take a leading part

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

this institution; the main institution

13

branch (of an institution); branch hospital; branch temple

21

small; fine; detailed; stingy

1

dating back from now; ago

1

dead person; deceased person

1

succession struggle; succession race

1

ruler; monarch; sovereign

1

desire; appetite; lust

1

summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)

1

witness; observer

1

old friend; old pal

1

to win and advance to the next round

1

failure to reach agreement

1

friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement

1

clergyman; churchman; clergy

1

to kill by burning to death

4

power game

1

full name

4

always; usually

1

trend of the times; way things are going

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

1

support; backing; patronage

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

1

organizational capability; organisational capability

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

2

practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

to speak the truth

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

3

tendency; trend; inclination

1

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

1

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison

6

private lesson

1

regular customer; valued client

1

source of income

2