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He attended the prestigious Vienna Academy of Fine Arts but criticized the city, claiming that “everybody is envious of me and deceitful.”

I’m envious, but I want it to do well.

"And you almost become slightly envious when you hear people have had their call, but you work through that."

From BBC

The envious feeling watching his competitors celebrate, posing together in the traditional manner with their national flags held above their heads.

“Nazar” is an Arabic word that refers to the concept of the “evil eye,” an envious glare believed to cause harm to those it falls on.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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