jpdb beta

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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stepfather

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back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

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number of years

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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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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parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot

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good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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settlement; solution; resolution

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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

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jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

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to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

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to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam

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pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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graveyard; cemetery

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

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storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building

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illegal residence (in a country); illegal stay; illegal overstaying (of a visa)

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to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

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holster

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gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)

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to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)

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in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

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to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face

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even if ...; even supposing that ...

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annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life

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deep place; depths; depth; profundity

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right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

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place; position; location; position; standing; status

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murder; murderer

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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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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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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hundred days; lengthy time

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