jpdb beta

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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balance

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

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trial; test; try

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practicality; utility; usefulness

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joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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(not even) for a moment; (not) on any account; (not) the least bit; at any rate; at the very least; if ... at all

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mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly

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half in fun

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

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password; watchword; motto; slogan

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sand; grit; fine gravel

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to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate

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burying alive

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mental age

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to act; to take action

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young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

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to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

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reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)

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intellectual

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beautiful voice

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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plump; somewhat large

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rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

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finish; end; completion; result

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saliva; spit; spittle

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step; stride; counter for steps

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bokken; wooden sword

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wooden sword

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kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like

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to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

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check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out

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name; title

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sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

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genre; category; kind

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to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)

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metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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