jpdb beta

to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

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to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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son

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patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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gesture; charades (game)

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first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone

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even more; still more; further

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high

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gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

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business; work; operations; service; duties

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poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

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feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

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to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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powerful person; influential person

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to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility

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to keep standing; to stand motionless

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

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speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

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self-satisfaction; rejoicing

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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mind; disposition; nature

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underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

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coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat

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glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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one by one; one after another; successively

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this year

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horseplay; fooling around

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point

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inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

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last year

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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taking the initiative

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

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central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

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