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home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

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counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)

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overseas territories; outlying areas

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discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile

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body heat

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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Nemesis (Greek goddess)

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body and soul; mind and body

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criminal condemned to death; convict on death row

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while; during; performed in this condition

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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gladiator

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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young person

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divorce; dissolution of adoption

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Prudentius

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Theodosius

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rule; reign; peaceful times

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to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

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arena

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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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technique; art; skill; move

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vivisection

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material for experiments; experimental material

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to overlook in reading

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

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to whine; to make feeble complaints

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point of a sword; forceful debate

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supreme; greatest; highest; best

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vomit; spew; disgorge

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spectators; onlookers; members of the audience

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noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

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to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

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wild joy; ecstasy

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

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(imperial) reign; period

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shyness

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to suspect

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endless; boundless

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination

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Mithridates; Mithradates

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300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster

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to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon

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to betray one's country (to an enemy)

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Galatea

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Lydia (Iron Age kingdom of Asia Minor)

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