jpdb beta

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

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false evidence; perjury; false testimony

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people; citizens; subjects; folk

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts

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national treasury

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embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

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love; affection

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to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through

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letter; note; epistle; correspondence

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imperial command

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jadeite

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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kaiser; emperor

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to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

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judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation

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to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

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Aaron; Aaron (brother of Moses)

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transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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trial; judgement; judgment

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

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accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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senior; elder; person older than oneself

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

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should do; ought to do

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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beyond that point; after that

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both shoulders

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

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to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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healing; cure; recovery

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ability; faculty

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reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

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bruise

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