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after having come this far; now that we've come this far

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

2

confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

7

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

5

absurd; nonsensical; preposterous

1

maturity; ripeness

1

to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

2

transcendental

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surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility

2

not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

2

Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)

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spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

2

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

2

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

2

cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk

2

living thing; living creature; animal; life

2

(not) even; (not) any

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God (in monotheism)

1

such ... as; or some such

1

believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

4

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

2

human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world

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obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

8

to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

2

lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

2

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

invisibly; secretly; privately

3

this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

1

convenient; handy; useful

1

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

14

to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

2

head; brains; intellect; understanding

4

to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain

1

strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

3

to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

3

bright; intelligent

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

3

irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)

1

ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

3

medium; media

2

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

4

one by one; one after another; successively

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