jpdb beta

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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person

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to control; to command; to get the better of

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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criticism; commentary; review

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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guess; conjecture

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around

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real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

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birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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a quarrel; argument

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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contra

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

3

moaning; muttering; complaining

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with these words; while saying

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remembrance; recollection; recognition

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day before yesterday

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feast for one's eyes

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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to cross one's legs

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act; deed; conduct

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

2

deep breath

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temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction

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to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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lately; recently

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grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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to volunteer; to undertake a challenge

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