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weird; strange; mysterious

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

1

to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)

1

at present; now

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to take one's eyes off

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ordinary person; unenlightened person

2

lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship

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sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

4

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

3

vanity; vainglory

2

edge; surface appearance; outer appearance

1

to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

3

one and only; unique

2

genuine article; real thing; real deal

11

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

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each and every; all

5

obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

11

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

clearly; evidently; obviously

1

admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

1

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

2

greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

3

be; is

2

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

2

famous sword; excellent sword

1

inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

6

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

5

way of speaking; intimation

2

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

4

light; lamplight

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duty; obligation

5

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

3

remainder; the rest; what is left

1

shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

2

underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock

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to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

to pierce through; to break through

2

to become speechless; to be at a loss for words

4

suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)

2

impossible to understand; impossible to decipher

1

to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

once more; again

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