jpdb beta

self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial

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Isabey

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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never again

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to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away

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cocoon

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to polish up; to shine up

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

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to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

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to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

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wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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dominance; dominant

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dim; dusky; gloomy

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throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

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curse; malediction; hex

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

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to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

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fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely

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at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

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effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

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to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon

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to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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husband

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disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

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such; like that; in that way

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

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to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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skin

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several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

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metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge

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rear; back; behind

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to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up

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first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at

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pretending to know; claiming to have an answer

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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ten (long cylindrical things)

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uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely

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parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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delusion; trick of the imagination

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