jpdb beta

to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

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black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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acquaintance

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you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

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to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

2

halfwit; blockhead; fool

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does not seem; unlikely; improbable

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

2

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

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siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

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soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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accomplice; henchman

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

2

to be prolonged; to drag on

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(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy

3

to increase; to multiply

2

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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vanguard; advance guard

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5,000,000; five million

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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to apologize; to apologise

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

2

to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

5

group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

3

number of persons; personnel

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concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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