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to be a matter of life or death

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

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taking off and landing; departure and arrival (aircraft)

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

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design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause

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slaughter; massacre

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notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality

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sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped

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infamous; notorious

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Château d'If

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off the coast; offshore; out at sea

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captive; prisoner

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diplomatic

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to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

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criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

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cross-national

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disadvantageous; long (odds)

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personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard

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imprisonment

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guidance; protective custody

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rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

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

3

bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)

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even so; anyhow; at any rate

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lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy

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gently (falling)

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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lese majesty; lèse-majesté

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not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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considerably; greatly; a lot

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a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened

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ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

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petition

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to bow; to worship; to receive; to see

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laughter breaks out

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(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement

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to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

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dumbfounded; in mute amazement

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separation; divorce

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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to be touching; to be moving

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to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on

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to grant someone's request

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