jpdb beta

cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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still (continuing); as ever; further

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capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive

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trustee; councillor (councilor)

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superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home

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the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

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feast for one's eyes

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health preservation; recuperation; recreation

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respect; esteem; regard

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(social) class; rank; grade

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(power of) imagination

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vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude

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prosperity; thriving; flourishing

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day and night; around the clock; always; constantly

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you

1

to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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three; three years of age

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to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

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sandbag; gizzard

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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at any cost; at any price; at any expense

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

6

slim; slender; slight; delicate

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to step firmly; to harden by treading

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right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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drawn sword; naked sword

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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windpipe

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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(right at the) side; just beside

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the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

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chance; opportunity

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forelock; bangs

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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question; query

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government official

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