jpdb beta

personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion

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to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

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mother-in-law

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senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion

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you (plural)

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perception; sensing; noticing

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memory; ability to remember

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to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

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expression; look; countenance; face

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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stray cat; alley cat

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collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak

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how dare ...; how could ...

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bare hand; empty hand

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to spread one's wings

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gleaming sword

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

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to moan; to groan

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb

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do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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at least

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as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

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to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up

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coat; coating

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to tear off

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abdomen

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to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around

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first-aid (treatment)

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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to leave (a scene); to step away

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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combatant; fighter

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to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

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