jpdb beta

(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps

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indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

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thorough; exhaustive; complete

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just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

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gray zone; grey zone; gray area

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

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originally

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military clique; military party

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thoughts; thinking

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politics; government

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead

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ability; capability; skill

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sly; cunning; crafty

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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alternative plan

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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

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cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily

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leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

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reluctant; hesitant

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collective responsibility; joint liability

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opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable

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to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

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(political) purge

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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people; populace; masses

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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tide; current; tendency; trend

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at a stroke; with a single swoop

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all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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shake; shock

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

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to do (for someone)

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rational; reasonable; logical

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relative; relation; kin

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demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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protest; objection

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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imprisonment; incarceration

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in this way; along these lines; similarly

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