jpdb beta

bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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caste

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domestic; in the family

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balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

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tone

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tattling; telling on (someone)

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

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tantrum; fretting

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in public; in company

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frequent; incessant

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bedroom

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dining table

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déjà vu

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to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum

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not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect

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to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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teacup

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill

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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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living room (Western style); sitting room

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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end; close

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hindrance; intrusion

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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this

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to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

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kitten; small cat

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cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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being startled

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to yell; to rant; to rave

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neighbors; neighbours

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

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king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne

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how long; how much; to what extent

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confinement

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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to take someone's hand

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

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unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

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