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out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

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crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

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usurer; usury; loansharking

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government official; clerk

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to avenge oneself

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professional killer; hit man

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seal of blood; sealing with one's blood

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to jump in; to dive in; to fly in; to rush in; to dash in

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upper side (go, chess, othello board)

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officials; authorities

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divinity

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secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

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supporter

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constable; policeman

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ingenuity; resourcefulness

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memoirs; reminiscences

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to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

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thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

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officers and men

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spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level

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to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away

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brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

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esthetics; aesthetics

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rational; logical; coherent

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man of principle

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outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony

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touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test

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near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

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empirical; from experience

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meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

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guess; speculation; supposition

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amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby

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donor; contributor; provider

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embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)

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fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

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ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man

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act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

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permit; license; licence

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publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

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sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

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peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled

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tide; current; tendency; trend

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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connivance; overlooking

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all facts (of a case)

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beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man

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armed forces; battle troops

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index finger; forefinger

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group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude

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