jpdb beta

old cloth; rag

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to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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to put one's life on the line

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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child; childish person; immature person

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to incline one's head

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to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire

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slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

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rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

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mummy

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this much; this amount

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drawing blood; collecting blood

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to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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nerve cell; neuron

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one's best interests; one's own good

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(animal) collar; necklace; choker

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

1

national interest

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desperately; for one's dear life

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to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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to exaggerate; to overstate

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teacup

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swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

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to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down

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thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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sharp; keen; acute

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to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley

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brightness; lightness

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wherein; therein; thereinto

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peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful

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beyond repair

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cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

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explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

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to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

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severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing

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gunshot wound

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digitization; digitalization

3

countdown

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absorbent cotton; cotton wool

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sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary

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to nod to one another

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