jpdb beta

cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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right in half

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swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

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to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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aura

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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to blow out; to spout out

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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that; those; the

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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such ... as; or some such

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty

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simple; plain; modest

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...

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fifty; 50

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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one room apartment; studio apartment

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

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kitchen

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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to be the case that

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slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent

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household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

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your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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