jpdb beta

dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation

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to sharpen one's fangs

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

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to break free of

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as expected (positive events); as hoped for

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vest

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police officer; policeman; policewoman

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short; brief

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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insecurity; carelessness

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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joe; jaw

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department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

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darkness

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face to face; between two persons

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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under one's arm; (in) the armpit

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Florence (Italy); Firenze

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large box; chest

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to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction

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shock; tremor; impact; vibration

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to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing

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to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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is something that; is that which

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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connection; relation

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introduction; preface

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to become (a state, condition, etc.)

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slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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vending machine

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group (usu. of people)

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person; member

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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dealing with; coping with

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark

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purchaser

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

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