jpdb beta

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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art of conversation

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brainwashing

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spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen

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halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally

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elucidation; explicit statement; specification

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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side

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garrison

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captain; commander; commanding officer; leader

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one theory; one opinion; another theory

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to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)

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subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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at present; now

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rival; competitor; competition

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habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation

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gently; quietly; calmly

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to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

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demand; need; demand

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re-education; retraining; in-service training

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debut; first appearance

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second half; latter half

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start; origin; beginnings

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past tense

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inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

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tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

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to be enchanted; to be charmed

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home cooking

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legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand

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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

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poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want

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to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)

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natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

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(Chinese) merchant caravan

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assistance; aid; support

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revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance

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this chapter

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waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser

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deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)

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group member

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to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

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