jpdb beta

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

4

because of; owing to; due to

2

and then; after that

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to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for

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desperate

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cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

2

and; AND (Boolean operator)

1

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan

2

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

4

to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip

1

wicked tongue; abusive language

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

1

dawn

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

1

persistence; fortitude; indomitability

1

soul; spirit

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natural; intrinsic; from birth

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

we; us; I; me

1

peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

1

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

treachery; betrayal; perfidy

1

decision; settlement; definition

1

from the beginning

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

4

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

1

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

3

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

2

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

according to (someone)

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in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye

1

instant; moment; for an instant

3

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

2

turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

2

to push aside; to brush aside

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

1

drama; play; powerful drug

1

red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

4

how dare ...; how could ...

2

servant; manservant; menial

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empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

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supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)

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anarchist

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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