jpdb beta

let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you

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trivial; trifling

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nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

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to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

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having one misfortune after another; insult to injury

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to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

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to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive

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destruction; collapse; crumbling

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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to cause harm (to)

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worst; worst-case (scenario)

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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cost; expense

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political opponent

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history; pedigree; lineage

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disaster relief

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princess

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historic; historical

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governor; leader; ruler

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combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)

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fever; febrile disease

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to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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sense of duty (obligation)

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hypocritical

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method of treatment; cure; remedy

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to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to

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defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity

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drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

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to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)

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to be too short

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close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth

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white feather

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

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scalp

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screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

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to quarrel; to dispute

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to storm in with a yell

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penance

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inert; noble; neutral; inactive

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individually; separately

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friend; acquaintance

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fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

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to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out

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factor; factor; divisor

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change; fluctuation

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