jpdb beta

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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republic; republicanism

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reunification

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order of chivalry; chivalric order

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bellwether

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absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical

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mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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using as an intermediary; through

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doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

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divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

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pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)

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try to be; want to be

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to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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loud (of a voice)

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evasion; avoidance

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personal connections

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association; society

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coup d'état; coup

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right (to do something); authority; power

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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stitch

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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common; usual

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presumption; assumption; estimation

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

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small fraction; small proportion

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central; mainline

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to pour on

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regulation; enforcement

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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integrity; moral courage; rigidity

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to end in vain; to be wasted effort

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cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

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sorrow; grief; sadness

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient

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sworn enemy

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overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

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famous; notorious; noted

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to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

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rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

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appointment; assignment; promotion

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judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)

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hibernation; winter sleep; torpor

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postwar period; period after Second World War

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