jpdb beta

severe; harsh

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)

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battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous

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to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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several years; a few years

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cabinet (of a government); ministry

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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at that time; in those days

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bluish; tinged with blue

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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slowly; sluggishly

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houses and inhabitants; population

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companion; fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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youth

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions

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everything; all things

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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direct control; direct supervision

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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shame; disgrace

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dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

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duty; function; office; mission; task; role

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research division; inquiry section

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head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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severe; fierce; stern

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loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity

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honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish

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humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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detached; aloof; indifferent

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cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

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according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of

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unlimited; unrestricted; limitless

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literary and military arts; the pen and the sword

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mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization

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final; eventual; ultimate

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