jpdb beta

this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)

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poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village

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to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate

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slave; servant; slavery

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prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited

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narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

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insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive

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prejudice; bias; distorted view

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income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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technique

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scientific

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thought; consideration; thinking

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting

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simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

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science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

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foreign matter; impurities

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

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look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

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rainbow

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raindrop

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mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

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to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

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since one was born; (in) all one's life

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ten years; decade

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symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

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to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

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heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained

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to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume

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bottom of one's heart

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously

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weak

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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willpower; energy; vitality

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trembling from fear; trembling all over

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

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before now; hitherto

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to check; to stop; to keep back

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