jpdb beta

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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division into equal parts; equal parts

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custom; habit; customary practice

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out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

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union

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partner; pal; accomplice

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well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

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compared with

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if it is not ...; if it does not ...

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eating between meals; snacking

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

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as promised

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all around; as far as the eye can see

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)

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intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

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to mean

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getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow

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excuse; explanation

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to settle (a dispute)

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to leave behind

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)

4

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

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briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

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withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

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period; term; interval

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tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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self-assertion

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to hold (a ceremony); to perform

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definite; sure

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trend; tendency; momentum

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

2

to give an order

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observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

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relation; connection

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

2

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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comeback; recovery; restoration; rally

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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choices; alternatives; options

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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