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Glossary of difficult words

to dismantle - to take apart; to demolish; 

to split - to divide; 

allegiance - loyalty or commitment; 

beholden - owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service; 

to give someone the finger - to tell someone to "fuck off" by raising the middle finger; 

to get oneself into something - to become involved or entangled in something.