jpdb beta

to send back

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

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artificial mountain in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

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to make an apology

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problem child

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disinheritance

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

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liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate

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(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

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learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)

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daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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that's the way it is; such is life

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to catch one's attention

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woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other

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next time (occasion)

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punishment by demotion; disciplinary demotion

3

seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

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demotion; relegation; downgrading

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unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

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label; sticker

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely

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to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)

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happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

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remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

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and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that

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to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

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quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

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food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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to use up all one's strength; to die

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to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

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evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil

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to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)

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restart; fresh start

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nursing (a patient)

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feeble

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