jpdb beta

if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything

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command; commander; commandant

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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shudder; shiver; trembling with fear

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eight; 8

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being nimble-footed; being quick on one's feet; fast running legs

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scenery; scene; landscape

4

goat

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butter

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complete change; about-face

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uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely

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strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

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to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

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occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

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stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

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spring breeze

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offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

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rainbow

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representative; exemplary; model

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third-rate; third-class

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not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

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abandoned child; foundling

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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to learn the ropes; to get the knack

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

2

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

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to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive

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reflexes

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to cling

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2nd day of the month; two days

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behind one's back

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speaking voice; talking voice

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to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous

5

with a snap; with a flick; wide-eyed; with a flick (of eyelids); with a crackle (of a fire); with a rustle

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sleeping bag

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overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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smallish; on the small side

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

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secret meeting; clandestine meeting

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to run out (e.g. of the room)

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to admire (someone's courage); to approve of (someone's ambition)

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to knock down; to topple

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

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