jpdb beta

pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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to pluck; to pick; to nip off

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy

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to be at a loss for words

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one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

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tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

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(enervating) attraction to books or learning

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the principle of the thing

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doubt

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

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gait; one's manner of walking; technique involving tripping the opponent

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to double; to increase

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trembling with fear; filled with trepidation

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to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs

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clattering; rattling

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pleasant; charming

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southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina

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holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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impregnable

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

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fluent; smooth; flowing

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borrowing

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lately; recently; nowadays

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to be intolerable; to be unpardonable

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son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

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same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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blood relative

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greed

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approval; assent

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nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

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this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means

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to push aside; to brush aside

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why; how

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to do as one likes

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to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

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to understand; to comprehend

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personage; person (deserving of respect)

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to present; to offer; to dedicate

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to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to

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follower

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petty trick; ruse

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