jpdb beta

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

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fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

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chronological order; time series

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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arrangement; pact; agreement

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transactions; dealings; business

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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odds and ends; all; every

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disgrace; humiliation

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curt; blunt; brusque

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to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

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slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

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behind with everything; too late; reactive

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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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a number of days

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overlooking; turning a blind eye

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blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration

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to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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tiredness; fatigue

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weeping; lamenting

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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proud; lordly

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

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hardships; privation

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sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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intermittent

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complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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speaking voice; talking voice

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to overhear

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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preface; introduction; preamble

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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to apply; to adapt

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

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the present age; these days; (present) head of the family

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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patient; persevering

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