jpdb beta

tetralogy

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

2

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)

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distinctive; characteristic

4

good; goodness; right; virtue

5

wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

1

absolute secrecy

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in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)

1

lethal weapon; deadly device

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(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

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atomic energy; nuclear power

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bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

1

to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

3

massing (of troops); gathering

2

solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause

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team

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to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

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fundamental; basic

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chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

4

peace; harmony

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

1

to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

1

supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

3

recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)

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key people

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reader

6

how many people

1

decision; determination

5

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

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mere; simple; sheer

2

author (usu. of a particular book); writer

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representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

settlement; solution; resolution

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

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

2

Axis of Evil (Iran, Iraq and North Korea)

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

1

main cause; primary factor

1

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

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absolute

2

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

3

little by little; bit by bit

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge

2

to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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