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Aeschylus (525-456 BCE; ancient Greek tragedian)

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essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

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chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir

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drama; play; powerful drug

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chorus; choir

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

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depths; deep level

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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persuasion

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one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

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to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy

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realist

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deductive

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namely; that is (to say); in other words

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

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refinement; polish

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good

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to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

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one person; one member

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closing time (library, museum, etc.)

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physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)

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burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

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chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

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being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school

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guest room

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guest

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to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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national road; national highway

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consumer credit (finance, loan)

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advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

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to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching

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exaggerated; overblown; overdone

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to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

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gas station; petrol station; filling station

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glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy

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the West; the Occident; Western countries

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love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities

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loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

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video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)

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store; shop; restaurant

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pachinko parlor; pachinko hall

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MacDonald; Macdonald; Mcdonald; McDonald's (fast food chain)

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7-Eleven (convenience store chain)

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Denny's, Inc.

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