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to burn; to get fired up

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim

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decision; determination; resolution

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misunderstanding

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to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)

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honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly

1

confidence; trust; faith; credit

1

to pause; to have a short intermission

1

refusal; rejection

1

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

1

someone; somebody

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

1

at least; at most; (even) just

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

3

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1

one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

3

that's true; of course; obviously

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what to do

1

to be worried; to be troubled

2

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

1

underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

1

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

1

really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn

1

to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

1

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

stepping back; drawing back

1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

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pressure

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rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant

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virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

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resultant; consequential

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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virtue; charm; merit; good point

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we; us; I; me; you

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important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)

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