jpdb beta

offensive; aggressive

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

2

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

2

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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His Majesty the King

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pride; dignity; self-worth

2

(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict

3

brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

1

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

1

orchid; light purple

2

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

2

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

3

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

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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 be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

3

to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

2

duty; obligation; responsibility

3

support; stay; prop

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

3

zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

3

to show up; to appear; to turn up

5

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

3

bedroom

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless

1

private; personal

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

4

to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)

1

(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)

3

pink (colour, color); peach

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fancy; fancy; imagination; whim

1

stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

1

cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently

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curtain; curtains

3

here and there; everywhere

1

idle; bored

2

gesture; charades (game)

2

to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words

3

trifling; trivial; slight

1

half-closed eyes

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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