jpdb beta

irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

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(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

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unable to resist; unable to suppress

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to abide one's shame

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to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

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excelling; surpassing; outdoing

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older brother and younger sister

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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(in) my own way

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apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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affirmation; affirmative

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

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smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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anger; wrath

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we

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humanity; human nature

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calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance

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many; numerous

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war; fighting; fierce competition

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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scorched earth

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to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

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prayer; supplication

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myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)

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honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

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supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king

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process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

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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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clay; clay pigeon shooting; clay target

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to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling

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to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger

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to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge

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righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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this; this one; this way; (arch.) I; (arch.) we

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