jpdb beta

to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line

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to finish dyeing

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)

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to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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frail; slender; feminine

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to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)

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excelling; surpassing; outdoing

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right (to do something); authority; power

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starvation; famine; hunger

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change; fluctuation

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

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being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior

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explanatory note

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regarding highly; attaching importance to

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fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers

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desperate effort

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therefore; consequently

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant

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still; even now; to this day

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being startled; getting a shock

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refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

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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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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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abusive language

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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to lie face-down

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grey; gray; ashen

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regret; repentance

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gluttonous; greedy

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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

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to throw away

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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sounds good; sure thing; no problem

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just as one wishes

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