jpdb beta

prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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one year ago

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic

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transom; skylight; dormer window

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at that time; in those days

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)

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to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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watch-keeping; guard; lookout

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to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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conclusion

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to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

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wooden; made of wood

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fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless

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violent; rough

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling

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to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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guard; lookout; watch

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movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners

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sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

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to become an expert; to be master at

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salute; bow

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roguish; impish

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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valley

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rice field

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smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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heartening; reassuring

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lady; nobleman's wife

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impossible to do (although wants to)

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fiance; fiancee

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engagement; betrothal

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

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if it's the case

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

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