jpdb beta

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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chamberlain

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to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

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transport; transportation; transit; conveyance

3

how long; how far; how much

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munitions; military stores

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especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

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son; punk; brat; penis

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robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

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(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control

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at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

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sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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apologetic

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eight; 8

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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broadminded

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all the more

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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momentary; instantaneous

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

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black tea

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

2

light, thin, single-layer kimono (esp. from hemp or raw silk, for summer use); shroud; burial clothes

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to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

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husband

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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policy

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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retainer; subject; vassal; servant

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lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

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just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

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wise (house)wife

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model; pattern; paragon; exemplar

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to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

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each; respectively

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to happen to be present

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order; command; directions; instructions

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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latent; potential

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feelings of guilt

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advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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father

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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