jpdb beta

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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(political) power; authority; influence

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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that sort of; like that

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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after a short pause

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urgency; emergency

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convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

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tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)

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rock

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present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

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strategy meeting; council of war

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however; but

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student (esp. a university student)

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squashed; crushed

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rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

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acquaintance

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

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love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction

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to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)

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to rest against the wall; to lean against a wall

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major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued

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to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

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

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to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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public execution

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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Risa

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top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

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strongish; somewhat strong

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eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes

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make-up; makeup; cosmetics

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main question; real issue at hand

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certainly; surely

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)

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mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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