jpdb beta

strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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Tudor

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Hale; Hales

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to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

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hot flash; rush of blood to the head

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native-born; trueborn

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transcendental

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(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso

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to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

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to grumble about something (trivial)

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to rule; to govern; to administer

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to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.

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to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself

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muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked

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to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship

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to cross swords (with)

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art of war; strategy; tactics

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to be expensive; to be costly

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supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king

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excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

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only; nothing but

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regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

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who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck

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one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe

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heaven and earth; top and bottom

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happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

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side; flank

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to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance

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well done; good job

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

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opening; gap; dried and opened fish

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pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living

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princes; lords

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ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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literally; to the letter; literal

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)

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best; greatest; first

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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chemistry

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necklace; choker

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promotion; advancement; rising in rank

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freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand

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