jpdb beta

no concern of mine; nothing to do with me

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to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing

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if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

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week before last

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first; new

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battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous

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scorched earth

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to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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burnt field; burnt area

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hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles

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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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to throw into; to toss into

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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ignition; catching fire

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even if not; even without

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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look, look!

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hell

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to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up

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template; run of the mill; formulaic

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

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slap in the face; slap on the cheek

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

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Guha

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being argued into silence; being left speechless

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