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Vindictiveness and spite.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 7 August 2010 source ↗
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Being two-faced.
Caring too much about what others think.
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View profile →The character of Frasier Crane – he's given me hours of laughter and an appreciation of the finer things in life.
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