jpdb beta

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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Imperial Guards

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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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

1

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

5

to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

3

school building; schoolhouse

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cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

5

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

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to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind

2

gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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madder red; dark red; crimson

2

to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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at this rate

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply

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to make a sound

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always; at any time

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fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

2

talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk

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still (continuing); as ever; further

2

eulogy; compliment

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calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

divine; sublime; solemn

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to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur

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to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

1

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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to tear off; to rip off

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each other; one another

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to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

1

(social) position; status

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jealousy; envy

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susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)

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to turn against; to become an enemy

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one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

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unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck

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to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

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term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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