jpdb beta

to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

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since some time or another; since who-knows-when

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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good humour (humor); good mood

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shortish; rather short; somewhat short

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

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to fight with swords; to cross swords

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risky; dangerous; insecure

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to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)

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to love

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boy; son; man

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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same number

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

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to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

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from there; thence

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dawn; daybreak

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

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rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders

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site; plot; lot; grounds

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

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best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

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to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure

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what sort of; what kind of; what way

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light yellowish green

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-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)

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to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

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

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to temper thoroughly; to train well

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

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(not) one

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greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable

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cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

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to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

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marchioness

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

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to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

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forcefulness of speech; influential voice

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to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of

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