jpdb beta

minister's secretary

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coffee

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milk

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sugar

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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to hand over; to surrender

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staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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English (language)

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French (language)

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home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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without permission; without notice

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sham battle

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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crime; offence; offense

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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armed forces; military; troops

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a long time ago

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punishment; penalty

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

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uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

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guardhouse; detention barracks

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feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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second hand (of clock)

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kettle

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teakettle; kettle

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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bored; having nothing to do; idle

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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to emit smoke

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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languid; listless

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to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

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talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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olden days; former

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hope; wish; aspiration

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