jpdb beta

dead of night; midnight

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

only; nothing but

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

1

main street

1

back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

2

poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

east

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horizon (related to land)

1

straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly

1

public order; public peace; public security; law and order

1

judge; judiciary

1

information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking

1

to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

10

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong

1

potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

1

obedient; docile; quiet

1

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do

1

household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

1

matter of time; question of time

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

enshrinement

1

eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

1

porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics

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to build; to construct

2

value; worth; merit

2

surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

2

pose; pause

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

near; close by; within reach; familiar

1

faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true

1

execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment

1

leather gloves

2

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

trip; excursion; outing

1

rut; wheel track; furrow

1

to get between; to be caught in

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farmer; peasant

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private house

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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