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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

1

luckily

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

7

older; senior

4

unlucky

3

involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

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(and) many others; extras (in a film)

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leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure

7

years later

3

to be too long

1

a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)

3

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

3

to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain

5

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

14

ironware

4

to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell

2

please

4

confidentially; privately; off the record

1

history

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to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

7

Damascus (Syria)

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thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate

5

to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)

3

sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

1

practicality; utility; usefulness

2

transcendence; transcendency

3

to have meaning; to be meaningful

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treasured sword

9

real thing; original; actual

2

grain (of wood)

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leavening agent (e.g. yeast)

2

to knead together

1

pattern; design

1

to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

9

wild beast; wild animal; brute

4

to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

11

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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present; gift

10

one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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resignation; acceptance; consolation

6

nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish

5

to be common

4

being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

2

true to one's name; living up to one's name

1

sour; acid

6

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

2

wick of a candle

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dawn breaks; day dawns

5

to fall prostrate

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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