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freshly severed head

2

ridicule; scorn

2

no matter what; whatever you say; in the end

2

particle; grain

2

unreasonable; naughty

1

to ask a question of (a person)

1

to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

1

(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

2

horizontal; level; even

2

viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

3

bitter enemy

1

creation of heaven and earth

2

look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person

3

really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally

1

to leave

1

to draw a conclusion

1

supremacy

5

common; frequent

1

close escort; close protection

1

boiling point

1

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

4

to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate

1

to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)

1

with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there

1

evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

1

sparks

2

clenched fist

3

guide

1

to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air

1

one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

1

lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing

4

parting; farewell

1

to be nearing death; to be dying

2

luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

2

fertile; rich; productive

1

equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched

1

seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

1

minimal amount

6

to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

4

blame; censure; rebuke; reproof

1

to appear suddenly

2

everybody

1

to share

1

(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way

1

brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

2

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

1

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

2

to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

1

little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour

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