jpdb beta

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place

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low cost

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

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biggish; largish

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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dilemma

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to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

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tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)

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delight; great joy

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to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

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risky

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leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress

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crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

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to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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dizzy; giddy

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dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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last days; the end; one's fate

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impulse; impetus; urge

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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to feel nauseous

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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both; both sides; both parties

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twice; again; second time

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echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles

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you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only

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calculator; computer

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

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in the belly; in one's heart of hearts

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cement

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foreign-body sensation

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diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

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gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

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to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)

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breastbone; sternum

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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