jpdb beta

poor plan

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat

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military gains; war results; fruit of battle

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destroying; annihilating; eradicating

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to run away; to run off

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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is that so?

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to avenge oneself

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remnants of a defeated army

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes

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having in mind; happening to know of; idea

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

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foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

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to survive; to live long

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backup

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society; public; community; social studies

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power map; power structure; power relationships

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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being startled

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appointing to a responsible post; making much of

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your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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single standard; single base; single-feature show

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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obvious; transparent

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feel good (pleasant)

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to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

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it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than

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one's subordinate

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to run away; to escape safely

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variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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arrangement; pact; agreement

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

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attendant; companion

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(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole

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to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

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had better ...; had better not ...

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ignorance; innocence; stupidity

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common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge

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lobby; lounge

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plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

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