jpdb beta

to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

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evening; last night; yesterday evening

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staff; member (club, society, etc.)

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gang rape

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for

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wicked; evil

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to hide; to keep to oneself

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to fear; to be afraid of

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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tone (of voice); manner of talking

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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madness; craziness; insanity

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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to soothe; to calm; to pacify

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to do so; to do thus

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

4

doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

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teamwork

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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group work

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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next month

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beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week

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(written) proposal

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separate; respective

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use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement

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majority decision; majority vote; majority rule

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objection

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chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

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newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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primer; manual; introductory book

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carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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this area; around here

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

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thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)

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to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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sense of responsibility

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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