jpdb beta

to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

2

to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

1

blunder; bungle; gaffe

1

smuggling; contraband trade

1

sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

1

tidying up; finishing

1

going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state

1

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

1

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

1

without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible

1

as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible

1

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

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

1

to burst into laughter

2

sign; signal; cue

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generally

1

transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

teary eyes

1

refugee; exile; displaced persons

1

a help; assistance

1

mainly; primarily

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

2

to take time

1

then; well; so; be; is

1

criminal; culprit

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

1

chuckle; giggle

3

to poke; to push

1

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered

1

rule; government

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assassination

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

professional duties

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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to (do) like this

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warning; advice

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retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

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