jpdb beta

manifesto

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

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)

2

getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

mere consolation; temporary peace of mind

1

lecture; discourse

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

1

creative; original

1

master; expert

2

exception

1

catch; playing catch

2

self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

2

to use one's head

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency

1

to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

1

that kind; competition; match

1

reduction; curtailment

1

reproduction

1

rather than (do ...)

1

very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy

1

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

1

admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification

2

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

1

cowardly; timid; easily frightened

2

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

2

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

1

nonsense

2

to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

2

left-leaning; left-wing; leftist

5

to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for

1

student days

1

Socialist Party

2

to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

1

wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

1

to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

1

faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

nosebleed

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

1

to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly

2