jpdb beta

offender; criminal; culprit

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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skillful words; deceitful words; glibness

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

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to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

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to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)

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request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

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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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many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop

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mutual love

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but; however; provided that

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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cover; lid; cap

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

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to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

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irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing

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to bear; to endure

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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this and that; such and such

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after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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to make an error

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fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

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having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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contradiction; inconsistency

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sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)

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speed; velocity; pace; velocity

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excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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intervention

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

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implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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even if; even though; although one might say; although called

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awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

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to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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private; personal life; (one's) privacy

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