jpdb beta

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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village

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

1

to be hesitant; to feel timid

1

as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

4

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

misgovernment; misrule; bad government

1

ideal

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

1

mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters

2

(the thing) itself

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

1

warmly; cordially; with tender care

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

because of; owing to; due to

3

to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

3

to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated

2

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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only son

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

2

spectacle; sight; scene

1

likability; favorability; popularity

1

minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

3

to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

2

(period of) one year

12

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

to be consistent; to be coherent

1

being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)

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funny story; funny anecdote

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

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marriageable age

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chance; opportunity

2

to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

5

to fetter; to shackle; to bind

1

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

2

compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement

1

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

2

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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