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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice

3

to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk

1

Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister

2

weird; odd; bizarre; curious

2

nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than

1

recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

2

pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf

5

to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry

2

all night; the whole night

1

perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person

6

crown of laurel

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

3

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

2

Babylon

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the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

1

umbrella

1

to be common

2

to get used to using; to get accustomed to using

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

7

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

4

one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...

2

what is it?

1

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

3

entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

2

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

28

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

2

parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross

1

use of force

1

chintz; calico; printed cotton

1

shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!

1

flood of customers; roaring business

1

body fluid; semen

6

shaking; swaying

2

to kill

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Felidae (family comprising the cats)

2

fierce attack

2

hexagram

1

war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

1

striation; ray system

1

curve; bend; crook

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

1

meaningless; pointless

2

type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

2

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

collision; clashing

1

to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

3

monk; member of religious order

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