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stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug

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to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

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holy sword; sacred sword

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deus ex machina

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time; hour; moment

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Gothic novel; supernatural horror novel

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to be rubbed

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it hasn't been long since

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identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

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indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured

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sensitive; susceptible; impressionable

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tactics

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call

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Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)

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evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers

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spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius

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rewriting (e.g. of a book); renewal (of a license, bond, etc.); transfer (of ownership); putting (something) in another's name

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reference data; reference material

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substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

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sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat

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managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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long hair (usu. of a man)

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glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers

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fine brush or pencil; writing brush with a fine point; (artistically) detailed writing; fine writing; writing down in detail (of information); minutely recording

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unknowable; mysterious

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to stretch one's arms; to elongate one's arms

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous

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as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

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to throb; to beat fast

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drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs

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handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.

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flour; meal; powder; heroin

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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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long-sleeved kimono

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splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance

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spilt water; spilled water

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heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes

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climax

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way; method; means; resource; course

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catchy

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copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan

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to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down

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Luddite movement

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dignity; majesty; sanctity

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