jpdb beta

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

regret; repentance; remorse

1

companion; partner; spouse

3

the relation of master to servant

1

recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

1

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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retiring from military service

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to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted

1

each other; one another

2

friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement

1

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

1

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

1

few in number

1

acquaintance

1

master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

1

rather than

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rather; better; instead; if anything

3

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

1

sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

3

time; season; period; phase; stage

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(one's) life

5

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

2

mainly; primarily

1

to support each other; to support one another

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

3

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

1

limit; bound

1

without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

3

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

2

to sit (down)

3

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

1

rib; frame (of a ship)

3

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

2

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

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roguish; impish

2

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

2

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

4

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

2

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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