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spirit of self-denial

3

to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

3

nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

1

shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)

3

bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

1

to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize

3

to speak ill of; to disparage

1

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

2

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

1

position; job; employment; opening

3

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

1

to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

1

at that time; in those days

1

tone (of argument); tenor; drift

2

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

8

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

1

legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure

1

to approve of

1

general public; the masses

4

violent

1

fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen

1

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

3

to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

1

swallowing; deglutition

2

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

early (days); initial stage; initial

1

impulse; impetus; urge

2

desire for revenge; vengeful thought

1

obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

3

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

upper arm

1

ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes

1

fabrication; pipe dream

1

devoted; self-sacrificing

2

the opposite sex; isomerism

1

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

to dream (of)

1

to kick hard

2

swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is

1

good boy; good girl

1

pleasant sleep

1

picture book

1

to read aloud to another

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

1

to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict

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