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If -poem-
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Item Meaning
virtue moral excellence and righteousness; goodness
blaming it on you what is happening is your fault, you are responsible for it
sinew muscular power
risk take a chance
worn-out something no longer usable, in a bad condition because it has been used a lot
'em them (colloquial)
common touch the property of appealing to people in general
breathe a word say something very softly
count with you be important to somebody
keep your head don't lose control, try to think clearly
make allowance for take into account something, take something into consideration
heap a pile, a group of things placed on top of each other
wise judicious, with a good knowledge about life
pitch-and-toss a gambling game of skill
disaster bad situation, catastrophe
force compel, obligate
trust yourself believe in yourself, have confidence in yourself
triumph victory, rejoicing at success
doubt you don't trust you
deal in trade in, traffic with something
the will self-control, wish, the faculty of conscious decisions
being lied about (passive voice) people around you say lies to you
you can bear you can stand, you can tolerate
foes enemies (archaic)
knaves foolish, wicked and unreliable
hold on resist
the unforgiving minute unforgiving time; always constant, always running
aim goal, objective, intention
impostors somebody who pretends to be somebody else
don't look too good don't look too well, don't look too attractive
stoop bend down forwards
none nobody, nothing
yet nevertheless, however
don't give way to hating don't hate, try not to feel hate
the truth twisted the truth changed, so it becomes something different, a lie
Total number of items: 35
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