jpdb beta

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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to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

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society; public; community; social studies

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness

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weeping; lamenting

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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just a little

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to summon courage; to be brave

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to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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bright red; bright

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switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering

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everything one owns

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all-out attack; general offensive

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inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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with a clank

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up

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to blank out; to panic

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle

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to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up

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to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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bone fracture

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to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense

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to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

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despair; hopelessness

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