jpdb beta

let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

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turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

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castle

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the scruff or nape of the neck

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firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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nimbly; lightly

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before one's eyes

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note; memo; memorandum

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list; wrist

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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noble; aristocrat; peer

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wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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(period of) one year

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social life; social intercourse

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

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round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

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political opponent

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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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dust; one ten-billionth

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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hence; for that reason

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injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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to pretend

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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favor; favour; affection

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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