jpdb beta

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

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inside a meeting place

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

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regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate

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trust; confidence; credence

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(crime of) treason

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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in fact

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whatever the case; under any circumstances

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strategy; artifice

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to be transparent; to show through

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

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peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

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you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends

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apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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nature; property; disposition

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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to decide; to determine

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to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

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meaning; significance

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bra

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draw (in competition); tie game

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end; conclusion

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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to smile (at); to grin (at)

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dilemma; predicament

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byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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opposition faction

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to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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date and time

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formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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foresight; foreknowledge; divination

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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to give a reason

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advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

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