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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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veil

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

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wrist

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to tear off; to rip off

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true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses

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reply; answer

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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of all people

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to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

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to feel hot; to flush; to burn

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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if I (we, etc.) could

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intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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boiling point

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collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection

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to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar

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good grief

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with all one's strength; with all one's might

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dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

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to hide; to conceal

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

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embarrassing

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals

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tail (animal); tail end; tip

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