jpdb beta

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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cellar; basement

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

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misunderstanding

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to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

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connection; link; relationship

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regarding highly; attaching importance to

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umpire; referee

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

1

sign; indication; omen; symptom

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surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility

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insurance; guarantee; warranty

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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there is nothing; having nothing

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hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

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to hide; to conceal oneself

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participant; entrant; player; competitor

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ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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

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to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

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bravo

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indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

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just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

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to bring someone along

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primitive man

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barbarian tribe; savage tribe

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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natural enemy

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network

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outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...

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out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope

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two times; twice; two degrees

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(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

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cowardly; timid; easily frightened

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royalty; royal family

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petty bourgeois; lower middle class

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treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

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