jpdb beta

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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show business

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

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to use X as a selling point

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top-class

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direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

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to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

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to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about

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preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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to lose heart; to lose motivation

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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rumble in the ground

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented

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having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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(a) look; gaze

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absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)

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pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness

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resentment; indignation; anger

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to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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at a moment's notice; readily

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even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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to make a serious effort

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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