jpdb beta

to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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for some (unspecified) reason

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

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skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper

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to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter

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throat; singing voice

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to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

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tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram

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quick work; (clever) feat

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something

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to let go

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

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emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment

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field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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only; nothing but

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(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events

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rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)

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to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept

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going to school in groups

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group; party; team; squad; section

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system; institution; organization; organisation

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area; region

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student in a higher grade; upperclassman

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leading; guiding; commanding

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sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead

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squad leader; group leader; team leader

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(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

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with these words; while saying

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to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

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to be kind to; to treat kindly

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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benefactor; patron

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yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

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crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping

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