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saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ

2

stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise

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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

team sports

1

leaving to chance; leaving to fate

2

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la

1

tiny; little; wee

8

to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter

2

any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper

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butterfly effect (chaos theory)

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Fish Story

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determination; resolution

1

if you run after two hares you will catch neither

1

great person; eminent figure

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highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)

3

chocolate

1

soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma

1

silk floss; silk wadding

1

to choke; to have trouble breathing

1

interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)

1

coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy

1

divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

1

several times; once or twice

1

to be punctual

1

cut-in

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

3

grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

7

offertory box

3

trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

3

fraternity; friendship

1

to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss

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contraction; shortened form; abbreviated form

1

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

3

tall (of a person)

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consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

1

to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

2

waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited

3

likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness

4

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

concern; interest

6

shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)

2

Perseids

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major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

meteor swarm; meteor shower

8

meteor; shooting star; falling star

4

inattention; absent-mindedness

3

open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious

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order; command; directions; instructions

3

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

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