jpdb beta

silence (not speaking); muteness

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a few years later

1

slight; light; thin; faint; dim

1

soldier

1

long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged

2

eyebrow; eyebrows

3

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

one's subordinate

1

truth; real situation

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

1

some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

interference; intervention; meddling

1

to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross

2

able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

3

foolish; stupid; silly

3

immediate reply

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

3

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

2

useful; helpful

1

suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

2

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

2

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

3

nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

mountain range; mountain belt

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

1

to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

1

inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling

1

first meeting; first interview with

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to harm; to cause harm to

2

defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable

2

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

2

mighty; powerful

2

therefore; consequently

1

defense; defence; safeguard; protection

3

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

1

equipment

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

1

relativity; relative

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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