jpdb beta

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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sensation; feeling

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senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

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to put on a patronizing air

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

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to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

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teary eyes

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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quiet; still; calm

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily

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to stop walking; to pause

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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commander

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vassal; retainer

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to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

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to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

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to keep walking

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useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

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to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

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superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)

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confinement; imprisonment; incarceration

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sudden change; complete change

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manner; style

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while

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going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

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