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to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap

1

boy; bellboy; porter; waiter

1

Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)

1

nerve centre; nerve center

2

detour; diversion; alternative route

1

room

1

even though things may appear this way

1

Persian carpet

2

central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

1

medallion

1

5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

1

playing dead; feigning death; playing possum

1

combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)

1

all things in nature; Creation

1

to revere God

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Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of an emperor

2

Son of God; child of an emperor

23

almighty; omnipotent

5

to make up one's mind; to be determined

1

vedana (sensation)

1

to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn

1

anguish; trouble; agony

2

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

2

previous volume

4

afterword; postscript

2

a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed

1

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

1

why yes, thank you

1

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

3

underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer

1

talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk

1

thank you very much

1

series

2

dear friends; (all of) you or those men

1

contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

1

gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics

1

appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances; being out all the time; being constantly on the go; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

1

being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

1

to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

1

public; official

1

summary; recapitulation; aggregation

1

part; part-timer; part-time (work)

1

main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis

1

vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

1

not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...

1

character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae

1

most important condition (for); first prerequisite

1