jpdb beta

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

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to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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regret; repentance; remorse

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repentance; confession; penitence

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discontent and grumbling

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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new government; new administration

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establishment; founding; setting (a record)

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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negative statute; law against something

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thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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execution

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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organization; organisation; forming

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passenger boat

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bodyguard; escort

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

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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work; business; company; study

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only; merely; but; no more than

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autumn day; autumn sun

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

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warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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paradise; Eden; Elysium

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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orphan; person without friends

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bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival

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dawn

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at parting; on parting

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granddaughter

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dream; vision; reverie

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interior of the body

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(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence

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to vomit; to spit out

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foreign-body sensation

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