jpdb beta

army life

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plainly; clearly; vividly

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leader; guide; mentor; coach

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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although

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confinement

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enjoyment; pleasure

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novel; original; new

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a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)

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(once) again

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restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope

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to be thrilled; to be excited

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to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

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to commit a crime; to commit a sin

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(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of

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to hang over; to cover; to take on a responsibility; to become a burden

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to rest one's chin in one's hands

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backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

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to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate

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angry face (countenance)

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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Boswell

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Jonson

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legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way

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to make (a promise); to conclude (a contract); to act as a go-between; to act as mediator; to curry favour with

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stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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part of the eyebrow closest to the nose

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with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

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how; in what way

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hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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Rasselas

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to write; to publish

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just; right; pure; genuine; truth

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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absurd; unreasonable

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apology; excuse

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hills and fields; countryside

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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one's way; one's path

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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