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rope

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

to cease; to stop; to be over

1

infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

1

creation; Creation (by God)

1

acquisition; possession

1

to flare up; to burst into flames

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

modern civilization; modern world

1

modern person; people of today

2

meaning; significance

1

starting point; origin

2

resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy

2

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country

1

loss; forfeit

3

deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)

1

prosperity; thriving; flourishing

2

prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury

1

to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress

1

perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

2

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

4

detour; circuitous route; diversion

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted

1

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

1

paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

2

muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

ten years; decade

1

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

1

vomit; vomiting

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end

1

antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

2

(for) how many days; what day (of the month)

1

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

serialization; serialisation; serial story

6

at a stroke; with a single swoop

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

3

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

2

nervous disorder; neurosis

1

heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

1

strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

1

spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic

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