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male lead(expression, star)
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margin(noun, advance, start, top, point)
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martyr(lead, heavy, worthy, celebrity, champion)
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master
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minor role(noun, expression, part, appearance, character)
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over(noun, advance, start, top, point)
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paranymph
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partisan
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past master(expression, idiom, proficient)
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person of the hour(expression, idiom, lead, heavy, worthy)
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personage
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philhellenic
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piece
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pilot(noun, advance, start, top, point)
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plugger
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popular figure(expression, lead, heavy, worthy)
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precedence(noun, advance, start, top, point)
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prima
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primacy(noun, advance, start, top, point)
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principal character(noun, expression, part, appearance, character)
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