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Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism

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prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

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universe; cosmos; space

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

2

piece of meat; cut of meat

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omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing

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indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

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reply; answer; response

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to throb; to beat fast

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vengeance; revenge; retaliation

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unfortunately

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the ... in question

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(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient

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ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful

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to knock down; to defeat

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold

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smile

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to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

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commercial district

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daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

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worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

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unspecified large number (of people)

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)

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article; thing; object; property; real estate

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fish

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many years; a long time

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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rooftop

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clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry

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milling; grinding into flour

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pressure; compression; pressing

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oil

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equipment; device; installation; stage setting

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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highway; freeway; expressway; motorway

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maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement

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truck; lorry

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clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another

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to come and go; to go back and forth

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to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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manufacture; production

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to do so; to do thus

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