jpdb beta

gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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if it's the case

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I; me

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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success; hit

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling

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service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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similarly; same (idea); same (name)

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first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being

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limit; bound

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress

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thread; yarn; string

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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two (long cylindrical things)

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mosquito

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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tape

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cell; serge; cel (celluloid)

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favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

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frequent; incessant

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deadline

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

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state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

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highly unpredictable; touch and go

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

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