Vocabulary

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Michelson-Morley experiment (1887)

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Battle of Waterloo (1815)

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Peasants' Revolt (England, 1381); Wat Tyler's Rebellion

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loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized

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God of the gaps

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person of poor character; narrow-minded; unpleasant person; gossip-monger; person of low self-esteem

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to speak through one's tears; to speak with tears in one's eyes

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one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

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to be advantageous; to be a favorite (to win)

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accommodation facilities for disabled and aged people, with care provided

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Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)

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to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality

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freedom of conscience

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have-not

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haves and have-nots

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excessively

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Immaculate Conception

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(the thing) itself

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that in itself; as such

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at close reach (sailing); at close haul

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People of God (i.e. the Israelites); the Chosen People

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without restraint; without hesitation; without holding back

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visibly; noticeably; remarkably

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to meet face-to-face

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actio libera in causa; manufacturing the conditions of one's own defence (e.g. getting drunk in order to commit a crime)

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without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

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of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

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of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)

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innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

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innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

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death of God

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will to power

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will to power

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postulates of practical reason

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nurse; angel in white

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feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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to worry without reason; to fret

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to be pleased with; to suit

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to be pleased with; to be to one's liking

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to like; to suit; to be pleased with

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