jpdb beta

cost

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

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far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

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meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

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trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism

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fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic

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unnecessary; needless

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substitute

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substitution

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piercingly

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to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

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well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case

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succession; successor

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spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw

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random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned

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careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors

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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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control

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logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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dummy

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telling a riddle

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security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)

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to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the limits of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy)

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ant

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such; this sort of; like this

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to give; to do (something) for

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institute; academy

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to make narrow

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agate

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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complete change; about-face

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to have an eye on; to zero in on

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producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other

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child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child

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small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit

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clique; faction

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small number; few; minority

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joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

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successful person; success

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)

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business; work; operations; service; duties

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friction; discord; strife

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easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic

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to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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