jpdb beta

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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body build; physique; frame

2

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

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it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

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front; frontage; facade; main

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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McCarran

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general manager; director-general

13

chief executive

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wound (suffered in a fight)

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to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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therefore; consequently

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statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

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southern tip; southern end; southernmost part

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

2

to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle

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you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

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impossible

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

2

member nation; member state; signatory

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notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

1

throng; gathering of people

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to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

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like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment

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remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation

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to push back; to press back; to force back

1

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

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rare; uncommon; not often seen

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protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark

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to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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number of soldiers

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

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