jpdb beta

unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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to be silent; to say nothing

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess

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from now; from this moment; henceforth

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

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bad; evil

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threat; menace

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peace; harmony

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate

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to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

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she; her; girlfriend

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to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

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secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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next time (occasion)

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to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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love; affection

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to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

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