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person who avoids others; social outcast

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all day long

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scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

3

to cut out; to clip from; to extract

1

casualties; the killed and wounded

2

inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to

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pacifism

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

4

to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

1

courtesy call; courtesy visit

1

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

1

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

2

both arms

7

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

1

to be out of breath

1

requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

4

first step

1

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

1

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

assistance; support

1

to weaken

1

to apply pressure to; to press

2

to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)

1

end; conclusion

1

to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret

1

should not; must not

3

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

3

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

2

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

1

Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

1

to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

4

partner

4

desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world

1

insatiable; untiring; persistent

1

exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit

1

to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

2

brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

7

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

to be profitable; to yield a profit

2

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

1

unlucky

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insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

1

manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

1

night stall; night shop; night fair

1

sadness and gloom

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