jpdb beta

assassination

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression

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mafia

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to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb

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prostitution

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measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging

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(world of) politics; political world; political circles

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freedom; liberty

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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treasure

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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act of mercy; helping another person

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers

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this time; now

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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(one's) self; oneself

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

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arm; skill; efforts; ability

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dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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relief; peace of mind

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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