jpdb beta

hegemony; leadership; initiative

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trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

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surely (not); certainly (not)

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

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to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)

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pessimistic; gloomy

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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to follow another's example

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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moment; second; instant

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charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

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otherwise; or else; if not

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument

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only; just

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even now; still; as yet

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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wastepaper; scrap paper

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to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

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desire; appetite; lust

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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breakdown; rupture

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

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foolish undertaking

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they

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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next day; following day

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always; usually

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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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cargo; freight

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the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

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