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  • 51Heroic treatment — Heroic He*ro ic, a. [F. h[ e]ro[ i]que, L. hero[ i]cus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 52Heroic verse — Heroic He*ro ic, a. [F. h[ e]ro[ i]que, L. hero[ i]cus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 53Horns of a dilemma — Dilemma Di*lem ma, n. [L. dilemma, Gr. ?; di = di s twice + ? to take. See {Lemma}.] 1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. [1913 …

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  • 54Hard and soft (martial arts) — ] * Those who practice Shaolinquan leap about with strength and force; people not proficient at this kind of training soon lose their breath and are exhausted. Taijiquan is unlike this. Strive for quiescence of body, mind and intention. ...The… …

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  • 55cornered — Synonyms and related words: V shaped, Y shaped, akimbo, angular, at bay, aux abois, bent, between two fires, crooked, crotched, endangered, forked, furcal, furcate, geniculate, geniculated, hooked, imperiled, in a corner, in a predicament, in… …

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  • 56in a bad way — Synonyms and related words: ailing, ausgespielt, bad, below par, between two fires, cornered, critically ill, done, done up, down, effete, emptied, endangered, exhausted, faint, faintish, far gone, fatigued, feeling awful, feeling faint, feeling… …

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  • 57on the spot — Synonyms and related words: PDQ, aboard, among us, apace, as of now, as things are, at once, at present, at this juncture, at this moment, at this point, at this time, between two fires, but now, cornered, cursory, decisively, directly,… …

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  • 58threatened — Synonyms and related words: augured, between two fires, cornered, endangered, foreshadowed, foreshown, foretokened, imperiled, in a predicament, in danger, in desperate case, in extremis, in jeopardy, indicated, jeopardized, on the spot,… …

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  • 59forlorn hope — 1. Vanguard, skirmishers, advanced body of troops, enfants perdus. 2. Desperate case, doubtful enterprise, hazardous adventure …

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  • 60List of The Cleveland Show episodes — Series co creator Seth MacFarlane pitched the series in 2007 along with Mike Henry. The following is an episode list for The Cleveland Show, an American animated series which premiered on …

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