jpdb beta

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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youth; young man

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whether one wants to or not; without choice

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to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk

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character

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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sincere; earnest; serious

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to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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upward adjustment; upward revision

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distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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knowledge; information

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rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new

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somebody (important); person of importance

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to be talked about behind one's back

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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raging fire; conflagration

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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authenticity; credibility

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approval; endorsement

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future (usually near); prospects

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hearsay; rumor; grapevine

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden

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scandal

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to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite

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had better do so

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to exchange words

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

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old age; old person; the old; the aged

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popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for

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unspecified large number (of people)

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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nausea; sickness in the stomach

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(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

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all day long; all the day; throughout the day

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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human; humane

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to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

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conversely; on the contrary

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application; request; petition

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full

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