jpdb beta

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

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indeed; it's no wonder

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to break into fragments; to go to pieces

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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honour; honor

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spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

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tone; manner of speaking

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black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black

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pushing and shoving techniques

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cold sweat; greasy sweat

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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to drag out

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to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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otherwise; or else; if not

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with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

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to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)

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gastric juice

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to be infected; to be contagious

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flashy; gaudy; flamboyant

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distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly

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shoe mark; shoe print

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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drawing one's sword

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to stoop; to bend over

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oneself; one's body

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long way; great distance

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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living up to one's reputation

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awe; fear; dread; fright

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sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care

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chief vassal; senior statesman

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manservant

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main gate; main entrance

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in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

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princess

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joke; playfulness; kidding around

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to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

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advice; warning

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back gate

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sentry; guard

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reinforcement (e.g. of troops)

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foolish face; stupid look on one's face

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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