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Marici (Buddhist god of war)

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invisibility (through magic)

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heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air

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power; authority; influence

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zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas

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Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma; Brahma (Hindu creator god); Sanskrit

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to hide; to conceal oneself

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precious; valuable

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detection; sense (e.g. sensor)

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to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

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bergamot (Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia); bergamot orange; bergamot (Monarda didyma); bee balm; Oswego tea

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pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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ingredient; component; composition

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flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift

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central nerves

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elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge

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side effect; adverse reaction

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negative emotions; negative feelings

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increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

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to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

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to one's heart's content or satisfaction

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mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

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seller; selling agency; sales agent

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suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

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preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

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handbook; instruction book; manual

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polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

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to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

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mask; disguise; guise; mask

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star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot

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process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

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pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask

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yen (currency of Japan); circle

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pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious

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