jpdb beta

age; years

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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jet engine

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the sense of hearing

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to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

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rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

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beauty contest; beauty pageant

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prize winner; pennant winner; victor

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Mrs

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objection; dissent; protest

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similar

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to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint

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to come to an end; to close the curtain

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time around sunset; early evening

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returning home

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to be in a fit (of anger); to rage

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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right in half

4

to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

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deed; act; work; performance

2

fury; frenzy; madness; wildness

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

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to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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proper; right; reasonable

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

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to flare up; to fly into a rage

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to raise overhead

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palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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to stare back at; to look back at

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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effective; successful

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

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calming down; quieting down

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to shake off

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to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

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shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted

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chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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