jpdb beta

bitter (taste); bitter (type of beer)

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veil

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summary; digest

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contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show

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certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance

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full

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another thing; exception; special case

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to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up

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successor

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messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

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leaving everything to someone else

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liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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roguish; impish

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polygamy; polygyny

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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very popular; highly favoured

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

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to come to naught

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repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

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(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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(flower) vase

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illumination; lighting

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ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

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charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People

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I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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personality; character; personal appearance; gentility

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the street; the town

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deeply

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to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

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to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)

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to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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Liliaceae (the lily family)

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)

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bundle; pack; bunch

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silent; mute; dumb

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clink; clatter; clang

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to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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indescribable; having no way to express

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whole; entire; harmonious; well-rounded

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