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of all things (days, etc.)

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planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

taking great pains

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit

1

all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny

1

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

pity; compassion; mercy

1

outside the house

1

to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

1

insulting; derogatory

1

lamentation; sorrow; grief

1

cask; barrel

1

bluebottle fly; (arch.) little pest

1

toy balloon

1

nickname

4

Timon

2

to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise

1

Statius

2

valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

1

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

detailed explanation

1

laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical

1

pessimist

2

misanthrope

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)

2

petty; trifling

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

1

Olivier

1

sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi

2

one way or the other; either way

1

to throw a person down

1

face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

1

opposition party

1

head; chief; boss; leader

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

3

introduction

1

conclusion; concluding remarks

1

incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

1

steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control

1

Rodhos (Greece)

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public confidence; popular support

1

Lentulus

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to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant

1

Decius

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election

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war of words

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