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taking great pains

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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; brightly; clearly

1

to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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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

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lamentation; sorrow; grief

1

cask; barrel

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bluebottle fly; (arch.) little pest

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toy balloon

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nickname

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Timon

2

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

1

Statius

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valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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detailed explanation

1

laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical

1

pessimist

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misanthrope

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

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

2

petty; trifling

1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

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Olivier

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sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

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

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opposition party

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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

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conclusion; concluding remarks

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incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting

1

steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation

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Rhodes (Greece)

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public confidence; popular support

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Lentulus

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to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted

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Decius

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election

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war of words

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farming implement

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excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling

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