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massacre; genocide

2

to practice magic; to practise magic

7

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

3

gossip

1

article; news story; report; account

4

it's not like; it isn't as if

2

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

3

flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation

5

to seize the initiative

2

grave; serious; alarming

1

extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true

1

to storm in with a yell

1

to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

all; everything

1

Hide

1

sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

4

ruling class

1

return; restoration

2

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

6

to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

7

like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog

1

leadership competition; power struggle

2

to gain fame; to make one's name

1

wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

2

wandering people; nomadic tribe

2

to let someone say

5

piece of cake; a walk in the park

4

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

2

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

6

empty; vacant; hollow

4

papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw

2

diplomat

8

leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

2

angrily; in a huff

7

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

15

tea set

2

secrecy; keeping secret

1

nearly one hour

2

to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

2

first meeting; first interview with

10

to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip

4

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

2

gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

1

loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with

15

wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability

145

name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name

5

suiting all tastes

1

advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)

2

Fragarach

15

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

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