jpdb beta

to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

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household; home; family

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latest; most recent; nearest (in time)

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without lights

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just because; even if; even though

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remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause

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favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed

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closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

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commanding officer

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(doing something) in tears

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table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

1

to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

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surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)

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thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly

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worry; anxiety; concern

2

stove; furnace; kiln

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cook; chef

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home cooking

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my husband; one's family; family member

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broom

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to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms

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living; lifestyle; living room

3

literary talent

2

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

to bear; to endure

3

first love; puppy love

1

to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to

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leading person; foremost figure

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rare (or peculiar) animal

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the world in general; society; convention

1

cathedral

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luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

1

tyrannical emperor; despotic emperor; cruel emperor; tyrant

1

one's old bones; old man

1

irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all

1

to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected

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rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

4

to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken

3

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in

3

to give; to do ...

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scripture; passage from scripture

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silent bow

4

suzerain

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to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye

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younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member

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conspirator; plotter

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