jpdb beta

to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

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prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler

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angry voice

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bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

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basket; basketball; basket cloth

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to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

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murder; killing; murderer

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resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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with a momentary flash of light

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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salute; bow

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individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

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successor

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

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flowers; beautiful; spectacular

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to bloom in profusion

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insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

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disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely

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refusing visitors (esp. in a hospital); not allowing visitors

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patient

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to kill; to choke the life out of

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feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

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castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

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window frame; window sill

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many times

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering

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how much; how many; to what extent

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easy-to-understand

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reluctantly

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everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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just one person; only one

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suspicion (of others); jealousy

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to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

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ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)

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appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity

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aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

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this and that; such and such

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reinstatement; reappointment

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with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)

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