jpdb beta

preface; introduction; preamble

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to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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distress; anguish; mental suffering

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regret; remorse; repentance; contrition

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independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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traveler; traveller; stranger

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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showy; ostentatious

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sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

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expressing one's mind; speaking out

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to be reliable

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overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)

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to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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just who do you think you are?

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to be conceited

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to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

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hit; strike; blow

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hard to get; hard to come by

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comfortable; pleasant

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conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption

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role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

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to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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somehow; for some reason or other

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on

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generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

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if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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fatalism

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to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)

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fate; destiny; lot

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negative; contradictory

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continuation; succession; series; continuous

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth

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point in common; common feature

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to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

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business; work; operations; service; duties

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hesitation; indecision

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queen-like

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departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

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