jpdb beta

euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect

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to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

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dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened

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you could say that

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conduct; behavior; behaviour

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to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

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respect; esteem; regard

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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scattering (in all directions)

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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way one walks; one's walk

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wedded life; married life

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to make narrow

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to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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with one's own hands

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to age

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to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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face

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(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly

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drying; dried

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piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

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teeth (and tusks)

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pensive (or worried) look on one's face

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back (of a chair)

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

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what people say; rumours; public opinion

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goose

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whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)

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misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness

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game; play; sports

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gods

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to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do

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(another person's) niece

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territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

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rather than

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explorer

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reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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