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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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lawn; grass

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garden; park

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here and there; in places

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usher

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phoenix

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point in common; common feature

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face; looks; vestiges; trace

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thousands; several thousand

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(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation

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to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

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every other; second; alternate

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important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above

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at once; there and then; immediately

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elegant simplicity

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

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to disappear; to cause to disappear; to get rid of; (of time) to pass; to while away

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simple; easy

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shades of evening; dead of night

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to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct

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stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate

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to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

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explosion; rupture; break off

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

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to fade; to discolour; to discolor

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to shed blood

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joints; points (of a speech)

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chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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deep breath

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huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

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fortune; luck

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to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate

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ultimate; final; last; eventual

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only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)

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nuclear weapon

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can do; may do; be capable of doing

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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wicked; evil

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death; the late; the deceased

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boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

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