jpdb beta

sanity; consciousness; soberness

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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bunch of flowers; bouquet

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only once

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two times; twice; two degrees

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pistol; handgun; revolver

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10,000; ten thousand

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

2

about this time

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wine

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snack (to have with a drink); side dish

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

2

in those days

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

2

cloudy sky; overcast sky

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coming-of-age ceremony

2

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

2

aunt; old lady; ma'am

3

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

despair; hopelessness

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scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

2

a few years later

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few decades; many decades; several decades

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laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

2

complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

you; dear; honey

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to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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trisect

4

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

three; three years of age

3

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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form; shape; figure; visage

2

to read (a book, etc.) over again

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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sincerity; good faith

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

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