jpdb beta

to wish to go well; to have good intentions

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unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

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generation after generation; (for) generations to come

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once a year

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to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

four years

1

to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)

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eavesdropping; tapping

2

close; intimate; on good terms

1

never; not at all

1

change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning

1

to appear

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outline; summary; argument

3

circuit; line

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script; screenplay; scenario

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

2

zero; nought

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

1

riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

2

cast (of a play)

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employee; worker

1

presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

1

make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

1

to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

1

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)

3

had better do so

1

acting ability; talent as a performer

1

to be in one's debt

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after one's death

1

senior high school; high school

1

compulsory education

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

2

to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do

1

hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)

2

absolute

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

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restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion

1

ageing; aging; senile deterioration

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disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

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to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

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take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you

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dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

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difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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