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to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

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present condition

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politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

marriage proposal; courtship

3

exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous

1

subliminal

1

skill

1

tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

2

exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

3

final boss

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)

1

to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard

1

how many points

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

5

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

2

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

weakness; effeminacy; enervation

1

to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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so to speak

2

to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient

2

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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computer-aided design; CAD

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

3

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

3

news department

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

2

sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus

1

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

1

clique; faction

1

to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

3

both

1

discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)

2

interference; meddling; butting in

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twitching

3

tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious

2

outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint

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humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

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literature

1

to hide; to keep to oneself

5

composition of a poem

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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