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one's own handwriting; autograph

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witness

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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looking or acting as if one owned the place

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to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others

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distrust; suspicion

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

2

(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

2

to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

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lumping together; putting all together

1

strictly; severely; rigidly

1

historian

1

countermeasure; counter-measure

1

scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning

1

(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

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the clouds look menacing; things don't look good

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(good) advice

3

to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

2

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

2

clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

2

based on; on the basis of

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hostile relations; hostile relationship

1

both families

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scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

2

gradually; slowly but steadily

5

to strangle to death

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all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives

1

to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance

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extension and structural alteration of building

3

(building) stone

1

latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

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twosome; duo; pair

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device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

4

oil-based

1

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

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to peek; to peep

5

cession (of territory)

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reading too much into (a statement, etc.)

1

long-term stay

1

grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)

1

friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

3

to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled

3

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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to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

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to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

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by your leave; with your permission

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