jpdb beta

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

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

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to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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painful experience

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analysis

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to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

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but; however; provided that

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acquaintance

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the ... in question

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half-nakedness

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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privileged class

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hegemony; leadership; initiative

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

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ideal; ideals

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letting (someone) die without helping

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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trivial; not amounting to much

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won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you

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(political) power; authority; influence

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to want; to desire

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surrender; capitulation; submission; yield

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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge

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happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

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implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

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to soften; to moderate; to relieve

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to be conceited

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

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gun point; muzzle

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high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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monster

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showy; loud; flashy; gaudy

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

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alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family

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

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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military force; force of arms; strength of an army

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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