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misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

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propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

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process; course; mechanism

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to make an error

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in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person

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to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

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slash; slashing attack

4

freely; right and left; as one pleases

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(being on the) defensive

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe

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church; congregation

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to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

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heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism

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sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)

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to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten

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resultant; consequential

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world; society; people; the public

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

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to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

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influence (on someone); inspiration

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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in history; ever; historical

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rare; extraordinary; singular

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massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust

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conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)

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to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of

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when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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family

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to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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poacher

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slaver; slave trader

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife

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