jpdb beta

double bind

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

2

rightly or wrongly; by all possible means

1

bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

1

to delay; to put off; to procrastinate

1

focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)

1

to want; to desire

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to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in

1

to live through; to survive

1

embarrassing

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blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

1

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

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(on the) verge of death

1

good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

2

street; quarter; district; area

1

completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

100 percent

2

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

love potion; philter; aphrodisiac

1

puppet; marionette

1

manipulation; puppet

1

doll; puppet; figure

1

absolute obedience; complete submission

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

1

desire; wish; aspiration

1

to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

1

honour; honor

1

if not ... then what is it?; (this) is nothing other than ...; (it) must be ...; (it) is definitely ...

1

to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch

1

removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating

2

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

1

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

1

temporary; provisional; interim

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined

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second (in a series)

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mere; only; just; slight

2

right under; directly below

4

sounds

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both sides

2

clothes

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration

1

little finger; pinky; little toe

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to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

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