jpdb beta

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on

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to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

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not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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burning at the stake; burning to death

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

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had better ...; had better not ...

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

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anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation

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to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell

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considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

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to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

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to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

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one's future course

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often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

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familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance

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influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well

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fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line

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bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence

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boiled and half-dried bonito

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

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small fire

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

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to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it

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to become clear; to be made public

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post horse

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy

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he; him; boyfriend

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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though; even if; whether ... or ...

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idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

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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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here; with this

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eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

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brown coal; lignite

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patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye

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