jpdb beta

family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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the same rank; equality; apposition

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complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)

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to be stereotypical

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

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guts

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to love

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to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

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(lesson in) tough love

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

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discipline; training; teaching manners

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concrete example

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neglect

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child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

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flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming

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dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

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truth

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baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team

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to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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population explosion

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irrational (line of) argument

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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zero-sum game

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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main purpose; primary objective

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number; amount

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thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide

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planned; scheduled; systematic

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to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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honest mistake

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to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

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removal; getting rid of

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unimportant details; inessentials

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pruning

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to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

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bonsai; miniature potted plant

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endangered species

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increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

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total (number); count

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being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

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to smile

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