jpdb beta

detection

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witch doctor; shaman

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

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they (females); them

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playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean

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crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)

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poisoning; kill by poison

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weak; frail; fragile

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end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle

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supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king

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-esque; -like; -ish

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

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apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

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spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration

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to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head

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this world; earthly life

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

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indicates emphasis

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fighting to the death (with swords)

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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gravestone; tombstone

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to wash away; to rinse off

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rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off

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opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

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to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something

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above the ceiling

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

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(hand) towel; handkerchief

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help; aid; assistance

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

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free

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theft; robbery

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in the earth; in the ground; underground

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anything; whatever; whatever one likes

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opposite; reverse; contrary

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to cast down one's eyes

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please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

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confidentially; privately; off the record

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to estimate

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to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

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regional; local

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rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

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promising without due consideration

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absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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game; contest; bout

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to be enraged; to flip out

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