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counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty

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recitation; reciting from memory

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)

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deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

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fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot

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poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest

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heart attack; to have a heart attack

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dying in a fit of anger or indignation

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

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to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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literary talent

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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peace agreement; peace accord

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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to settle (a problem)

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heresy

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praise; admiration; extolling

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very careful; thoroughly prepared

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cinders; ashes

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very popular; highly favoured

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artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint

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Claris

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masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

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hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

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grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

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analysis

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)

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military exercise; drill

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encouragement rally; pep rally; spirit rally

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black ground; black cloth

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light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight

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youth; young man

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being concerned about or mindful of

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tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

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one who knows little often repeats it; (lit.) a fool's one bit of knowledge

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otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

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scone

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perversity; cantankerous; eccentric

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contraband (goods); prohibited goods

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reduced scale; scaling down

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untrodden; unexplored

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community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border

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to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous

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Mildred

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dukedom; duchy; principality

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to guess; to conjecture; to surmise

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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dividing into four; quartering

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travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)

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