jpdb beta

to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag

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slum

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good boy; good girl

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this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world

2

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days

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lookout; watch

3

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

2

tattling; telling on (someone)

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attack; charge; raid

4

contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front

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favorable; favourable

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affidavit; deposition; testimony

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department; bureau; section; part

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to call in; to invite; to bring in

2

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

4

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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intimacy; familiarity; closeness

5

businessman with political ties

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(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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in any way; to some extent; even if only a little

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evil destiny

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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freshly washed

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the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")

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degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size

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stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

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common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody

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to call in

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certain evidence; definite evidence

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please look at it

3

poisoning; kill by poison

2

cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

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half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

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to equivocate; to beat around the bush

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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translation; version (e.g. "English version")

1

kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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litigation; lawsuit

4

rough; crude; unrefined

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