jpdb beta

process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction

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to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

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sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

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this evening; tonight

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new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon

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shades of evening; dead of night

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dusk; twilight

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middle of the night; dead of night

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high class; high grade

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to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

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to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

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to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

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reorganization; reorganisation; restructuring

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victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

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tactics

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fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

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offensive (movement); aggression

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final; eventual; ultimate

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pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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distrust; suspicion

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(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing

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full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details

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seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting

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reliable; authentic

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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with a single blow; with one stroke

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to knock down; to utterly defeat

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to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

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to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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the ruler; sovereign

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directly opposite; right in front

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victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

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male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses

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(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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regret; repentance

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leader; guide; mentor; coach

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military man; warrior; soldier

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heartfelt

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

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shoulders

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to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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