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sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism

4

(religious) faith; belief; creed

5

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

3

dynasty

2

downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

1

national policy

2

just one person; only one

3

vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit

3

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

feudalism

1

not limited to; not just ...

1

sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage

1

church; congregation

1

to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck

2

layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity

1

(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific

2

a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)

1

rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out

1

oppression; suppression; pressure

1

metal sake jug; sake warmer

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

4

resentment; indignation; anger

2

privileged class

1

great majority

1

to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

3

barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house

1

to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

1

violent emotion; passion; fury

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

2

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

1

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

1

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

2

record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)

1

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

1

footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)

3

being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands

1

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district

1

profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior

1

to come from; to have roots in

1

upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)

1

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

2

legend; folklore; tradition

1

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1