jpdb beta

(one acting as a) foster parent

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conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

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engineering works; civil engineering; public works

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class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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corner; nook

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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cause; origin; source

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

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internal; domestic

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doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

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establishment; founding; organization; organisation

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visit; call

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act of aggression

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slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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to some degree; up to a point; to some extent

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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assertion; declaration; affirmation

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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destruction of evidence

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departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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final; eventual; ultimate

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discovery; detection; finding

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oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

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exaggerated; overblown; pretentious

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barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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prediction; estimation

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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stir; commotion; noise

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there, there

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making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

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to leave behind

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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dispute; conflict; trouble; strife

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shock corps

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home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

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tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure

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