jpdb beta

slave; servant; slavery

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high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

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to knit (one's eyebrows)

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pinioning; binding arms behind the back

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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manners; courtesy; etiquette

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with a click; with a snap

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inspector; supervisor

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malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

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

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eunuch

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special; extraordinary

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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smoky; awkward; ill at ease

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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tendency; trend; inclination

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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behind one's back

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to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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bottom; sole

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to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute

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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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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

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vein (esp. in head)

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to become pale; to turn pale

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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with a start; with a jump

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to stoop; to bend over

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to glare at each other; to confront each other

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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to make a serious effort

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seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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sergeant

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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mercenary (soldier)

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commanding officer

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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bloodshed

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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companion; company

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to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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imposing stance; daunting pose

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peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled

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