jpdb beta

diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

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what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

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disgraceful; shameful

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will; testament; last request

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to concern; to be related

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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commander; commanding officer; CO

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outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person

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cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste

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according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates

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morals

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wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else

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unheard-of; unprecedented

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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rebirth; reincarnation

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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urgent business; pressing need; imperative

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to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around

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rule; government

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to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command

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practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot

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(the) haves; those who have

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activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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deep emotion; being filled with emotion

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feelings of guilt

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

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(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

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appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

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no sleep or rest; working day and night

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

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to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

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naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

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commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization

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to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)

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working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair

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noble visitor

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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to be free; to be available

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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for example

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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impoliteness

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to keep (a person) waiting

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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