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taint of megalomania

tardiness of speech


task of conciliation


tempest of passion


tenacity of execution


tenderness of sentiment


term of reproach


threshold of consciousness


thrift of time


thrill of delight


throb of compunction


throng of sensations


tide of humanitarianism


timid of innovation


tincture of depreciation


tinge of mockery


tissue of misrepresentations


tolerant of folly


tone of severity


top of ambition


torrent of fervor


totality of effect


touch of severity


touchstone of genius


trace of bitterness


tradition of mankind


train of disasters


trait of cynicism


trance of delight


transport of enthusiasm


trappings of wisdom


trend of consciousness


tribute of admiration


trick of fancy


tumult of applause


turmoil of controversy


turn of events


twilight of elderliness


twinge of envy

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