jpdb beta

region; limits; stage; level

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to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

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participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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at will

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viewing as a problem; problematizing

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title; name; degree

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true state; actual condition; reality

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to become clear; to be made public

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as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

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curse; spell; malediction

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cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that

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(not) so much; (not) that much

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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front line; forefront

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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death in battle

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revenge

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(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity

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depravity; corruption; degradation

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indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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shameless; brazen and unscrupulous

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

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should not; must not

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melancholy; gloom; depression

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rumour; rumor; hearsay; report

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preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

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another family; another house

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self-examination; reflection

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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to become vulgar; to coarsen

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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useless; deadhead

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temporary; transitory; short-lived

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly

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