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merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

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observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

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(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

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to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick

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wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely

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to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

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all people; everybody; ten thousand people

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popular will; will of the people

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mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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founding of a nation

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return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation

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coup d'état; coup

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premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder

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ugly woman

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to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)

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falsehood; lie

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sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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beloved wife

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prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut

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rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

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noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism

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scaffold; gallows

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dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death

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penalty; sentence; punishment

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cup of poisoned alcohol

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one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

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sea of blood; pool of blood

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gun

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private room

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

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trivial; trifling

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nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

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to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

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having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

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to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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destruction; collapse; crumbling

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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to cause harm (to)

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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cost; expense

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political opponent

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history; pedigree; lineage

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disaster relief

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princess

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historic; historical

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