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man and horse; rider and horse; centaur

1

wishful thinking

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nowhere

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leaving a matter to chance

1

computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

1

inhabiting; living

1

citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class

3

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

2

to cheer; to jeer; to mock

1

majority group (party, faction)

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curious onlookers; rubbernecks

2

gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

7

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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minimum; lowest; minimal; least

2

giving something a try because it will not do any harm

1

promptly

2

narcissist

1

lively; merry; gay

2

showy; flashy; flamboyant

1

courage; nerve; grit

1

to unsheathe

4

technique

1

linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple

1

dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove

2

being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself

1

transcendental

1

to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)

3

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

2

mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)

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putting to the sword

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

2

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)

1

cultural heritage

2

to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

1

dauntless and decisive; with fortitude and resolution

1

zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping

1

to slip off

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

to cross swords with

1

favorite sword; cherished sword

2

tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

4

to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with

1

(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit

1

filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)

1

to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

3

childishness; naivete

2

quick and decisive; fast and daring; swift and resolute

1

to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

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offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment

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