jpdb beta

cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)

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increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

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to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

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sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing

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heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

4

bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

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anaesthesia; anesthesia

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unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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sense of pain

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speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

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analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer (tranquiliser); anodyne

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hand-mirror

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focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

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to become settled; to be fixed

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

4

thirty; 30

4

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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proper; respectable; decent; honest

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to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

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ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

2

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish

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notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

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crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark

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to plant; to insert

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had better ...; had better not ...

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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to be reflected in a mirror

2

proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

2

clearing one's throat; cough

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to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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false tooth; denture

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

4

government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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forevermore; for eternity

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