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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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repentance; penitence

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(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

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digression

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus

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main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith

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jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos

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derailment; digression; deviation

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anti-; hater

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to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

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suspicious

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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring

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to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

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drawing; painting; picture

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

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hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket

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reading matter; reading material

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failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split

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unless one ...; if one does not ...

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encouragement; cheering on

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you could say that; that might be so

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus

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

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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week

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to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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mere; simple; sheer

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(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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reader

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genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

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no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)

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lack of information; data deficiency

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truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

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convenient; handy; useful

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shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

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delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

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(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest

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candy

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conjecture; guesswork; guess

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will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation

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