jpdb beta

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling

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to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

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to fight; to exchange blows

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proper; respectable; decent; honest

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liking; taste; choice

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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in person; personally; directly

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attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

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to shrug one's shoulders

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under control (e.g. of territory)

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general mobilization; general mobilisation

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

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root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

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vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

2

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

to set aside

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cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

2

extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

to score points with (a person)

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

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disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

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day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

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to smash up; to defeat crushingly

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interest; appeal; attraction; fun

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hope; wish; aspiration

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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strongest

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calm; composed; leisurely

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presence (impressive quality)

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ostentation; display

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dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

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victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

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production (e.g. play); direction

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completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

2

black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

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another time; some other time

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worst case

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to build up; to establish (one's reputation)

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(political) power; authority; influence

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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promising without due consideration

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