jpdb beta

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)

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east

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently

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lately; recently

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

2

one cause; one reason; one factor

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presence (impressive quality)

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to fade; to become dim

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order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

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by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn

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respect and affection; love and respect

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feeling of oppression

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diligent; industrious

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to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

3

(convalescent) rest

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

2

(period of) a year; during an era

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ceremony; rites

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)

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decision; determination

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putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

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commencing with; including

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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just because; even if; even though

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merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures

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to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

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it is not (like that) either

2

successive generations; successive emperors

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compared with

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(way of) spending money

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

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relations with women

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official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

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threat; menace

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

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orphanage

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studies; schoolwork; classwork

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recognition of services

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sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

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tea party

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screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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