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(commanded, pouring, loyalty virtue, creativity, indeed, cubs, alternatives, flop, affluent)
But by ______of being born a Brahmin - a virtue, _____ he must have had exposure to more ______ situations and people. He had the ability to look cheerful at all times even after having had a hand in a _____film. He always had work for somebody - he could never do things on his own - but his sense of _____ made him identify himself with his principal completely and turn his entire ________ to his principal’s advantage. He was tailor-made for films. Here was a man who could be inspired when _______. “The rat fights the tigress underwater and kills her but takes pity on the _____and tends them lovingly - I don’t know how to do the scene,” the producer would say and Subbu would come out with four ways of the rat _____ affection on its victim’s offspring. “Good, but I am not sure it is effective enough,” the producer would say and, in a minute, Subbu would come out with fourteen more ________

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virtue, indeed!, affluent, flop, loyalty, creativity, commanded, club, pouring, alternatives

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