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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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long ago; once upon a time

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erudition; extensive learning

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably

1

intellectual

1

starting up (e.g. business, computer)

1

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

1

fluent; smooth; flowing

3

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

2

all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)

1

discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

2

scholarship; scientific attainments

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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plural; multiple; several

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most difficult; next to impossible

1

at times; occasionally

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the ... in question

3

to attack; to assault; to assail

3

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

reinforcement

2

(lower) jaw; chatterbox

1

careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

5

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

3

fable; allegory

2

to complain; to lodge a complaint

2

boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

1

true; real; genuine; proper; utter

1

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

2

inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

3

right to speak

2

rank; ranking order; hierarchy

2

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

3

rather than

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

3

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

1

flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat

2

realistic; pragmatic

1

opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

3

one's own work; making by oneself

1

to continue (to say)

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

3

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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