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noblesse oblige

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high class; noble

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duty; obligation; responsibility

1

harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

1

pride; boast; credit (to)

1

regret; repentance; remorse

2

to serve God

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

3

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

1

direct

1

intervention

2

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

1

another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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to bring someone along

1

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

4

headquarters; head office; main office

1

not covered (by); not subject (to)

1

occasional; infrequent; rare

1

enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials

1

(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

1

paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

1

target

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

5

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

4

state of progress

1

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

early morning

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

advanced age; senility

1

noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

3

assertion; declaration; affirmation

6

relative; relation; kin

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

agricultural community; farm village; rural

2

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

to die

1

relative; relation

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

stoutness; corpulence

1

rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping

1