jpdb beta

to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)

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to make plans

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unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

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traces; evidence

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beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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a third country

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common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

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raising an army

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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government; administration; ministry

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mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress

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four people

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alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

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wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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small scale

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

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to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down

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dilemma; predicament

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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few days

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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one month

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to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

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event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

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ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

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hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

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to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

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shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

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wisdom

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)

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to shine; to glitter

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to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

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to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

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weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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blunder; miss; slip; oversight

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to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

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