jpdb beta

absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper

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to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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seeming very

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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sigh

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to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

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just you wait and see (as a threat)

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speed; velocity; pace; velocity

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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Centerville

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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effect; efficacy; validity; potency

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

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normal duties; (one's) regular work

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to be worn down; to be reduced

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

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rest; repose

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to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

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at times; occasionally

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peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity

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mum; mom; mummy; the missus

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy

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exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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explosion; rupture; break off

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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to burst open; to pop; to split

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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to pinch and crush; to pinch out

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity

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oxygen (O)

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to scatter away; to vanish

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to hold one's breath

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radiation; emission

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