jpdb beta

closing argument; closing statement

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grammatical

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Beauty and the Beast

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next week

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debate

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times

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fall (esp. in wrestling)

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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numbered tag; numbered ticket

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large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet

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manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

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wrestling

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snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...

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quick pace

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self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin

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(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

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Cupid (Roman god)

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careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

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planning; planning ability; deliberateness

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

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stalking

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entreaty to a deity

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field of bamboo grass

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two classes; double; two sets

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generations; ages; years

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(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description

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Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium

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as if it were about oneself

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job hunting; job searching

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one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

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speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery

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basketball club

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

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to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent

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clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

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fiction

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basketball

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gist; main point

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ugly woman

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to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

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even if I told you

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one second

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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