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tyranny; atrocity

1

noble; lofty; high-minded

2

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

reader

6

to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge

2

moral philosophy

1

ill-mannered; rude

2

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

6

self-control; self-restraint

2

definition

11

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

2

long, drawn-out; tedious

2

ostentation; show; affectation

1

patience; endurance; perseverance

3

nutrition; nourishment

1

absorption; suction; attraction

3

later (on); afterwards

3

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

1

in many cases

4

proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation

19

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

2

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

2

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

5

logician

4

to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

1

slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

3

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

4

pressure; oppression; suppression

8

grammatical; grammatically

1

complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

1

technique; finesse

6

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

2

departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal

1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

4

to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam

1

lawyer; attorney

2

(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

1

nodding off (while sitting); dozing

1

fifteen; 15

5

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

2

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

1

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

1

that kind; competition; match

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect

1

to attract attention

2