jpdb beta

patronage; protection

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

2

stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

3

excessive profits; usury

1

in addition

2

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

2

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

2

forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting

1

fine; penalty

1

one year; some time ago

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His Majesty the King

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semi-; quasi-; associate

1

lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)

1

to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies

1

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

2

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

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under control (e.g. of territory)

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as we know

1

remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland

1

we; us; I; me

2

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

government service; the bureaucracy

1

national tax

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income; receipts; revenue

1

mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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administrator; director; commissioner

1

since one was born; (in) all one's life

1

to get on; to climb on

2

self-assertion

1

to begin (doing); to start (doing)

1

to cut into (a conversation); to interject

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

1

to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

3

insight; power of observation

1

in the face of; in defiance of

1

to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

1

integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis

2

you (plural)

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to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

3

rebel; traitor

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

2

forerunner; ringleader

4

soldier; sailor

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

3

roar; howl; yell; bellow

2

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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