jpdb beta

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

3

third degree of kinship

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mine (gold, coal, etc.)

1

heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour

1

life imprisonment; life sentence

1

patronage; protection

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various foreign countries; several foreign countries

1

fleeing abroad

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to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death

2

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

employment; hire

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to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

2

to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

1

to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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along; parallel to; in accordance with

4

message

3

three and a half lines

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letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

2

to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

1

return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

2

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

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one's own effort

1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

3

putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

1

thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste

1

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

2

first-class hotel

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motto

1

fluent; flowing; elegant

1

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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relief

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strip-searching; security check

2

strip-searching; security check

3

official in charge; person in charge

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at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

office workers; office staff; clerical staff

1

talented woman

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to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

1

wandering people; nomadic tribe

1

international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan

1

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

1

participating nation

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to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

1

to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

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to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark

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round table

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