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1. action, n. View full entry a1393
...Something done or performed, a deed, an act; (in pl.) habitual or ordinary deeds, conduct....
2. all, adj., pron., and n., adv., and conj. View full entry eOE
...With singular noun. The whole amount, quantity, extent, or compass of; the whole of....
3. big, adj. and adv. View full entry c1300
...Of a person or animal: strong, sturdy, mighty; stout-hearted, courageous. Cf. rich1. Obs....
4. brain, n. View full entry eOE
...The organ contained in the skull of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of soft grey or white tissue with (esp. in mammals) a conspicuously convoluted surface. Also (as a mass noun): the...
5. candid, adj. View full entry 1630
...White. (Usually with reference to other meanings, or in translation from Latin.) Obs. or arch....
6. clean, adj. View full entry 883
...Clear....
7. conscience, n. View full entry ?c1225
...The internal acknowledgement or recognition of the moral quality of one's motives and actions; the sense of right and wrong as regards things for which one is responsible; the faculty or principle...
8. day, n. View full entry c950
...‘The time between the rising and setting of the sun’ (Johnson); the interval of light between successive periods of darkness or night; in ordinary usage including the lighter part of...
9. fat, adj. and n.2 View full entry c893
...Of an animal used for food: Fed up for slaughter, ready to kill, fatted....
10. fine, adj., n.2, and adv. View full entry a1300
...Of superior quality, choice of its kind....
11. god, n. View full entry c825
...A superhuman person (regarded as masculine: see goddess) who is worshipped as having power over nature and the fortunes of mankind; a deity. (Chiefly of heathen divinities; when applied to...
12. good, adj., adv., and n. View full entry 805-31
...Of things: Having in adequate degree those properties which a thing of the kind ought to have....
13. joy, n. View full entry ?c1225
...A vivid emotion of pleasure arising from a sense of well-being or satisfaction; the feeling or state of being highly pleased or delighted; exultation of spirit; gladness, delight....
14. lay, v.1 View full entry c888
...trans. To bring or cast down from an erect position (in Old English often, to strike down, slay); †fig. to cast down, abase, humble. Now only with complement denoting...
15. make, v.1 View full entry eOE
...trans....
16. master, n.1 and adj. View full entry eOE
...gen. A person (predominantly, a man) having authority, direction or control over the action of another or others; a director, leader, chief, commander; a ruler, governor. Now arch....
17. moment, n. View full entry a1382
...An indefinite (usually short) period of time. See also phrases in 1–6....
18. nigger, n. and adj. View full entry 1574
...A dark-skinned person of sub-Saharan African origin or descent; = Negro1a....
19. patriot, n. and adj. View full entry 1577
...A person who loves his or her country, esp. one who is ready to support its freedoms and rights and to defend it against enemies or detractors....
20. picture, n. View full entry ?a1425
...A painting, drawing, photograph, or other visual representation on a surface; esp. such a representation as a work of art....
