jpdb beta

frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken

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circulation of the blood; apprehension

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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also called

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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certain; definite; clear; credible

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standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum

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general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

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to be found

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display

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a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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engineer; technician

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bridge

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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an old man's indiscretions

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commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

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to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

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gallant; dashing; jaunty

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to appear on the stage

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to lower the curtain; to come to an end

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dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

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(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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university (college) professor

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Pope

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literary world; literary circles

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landlord; landlady

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teacher; wise man; Confucius; the person concerned; you

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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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); to be delivered

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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bottom of one's heart

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ardent; passionate; vehement

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business card

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switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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weak; sickly

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good family; respectable family; decent family

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