jpdb beta

to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson

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plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

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

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grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

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to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

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to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them

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ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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right to speak

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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assistance; support

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to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

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reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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high and low (social standing)

2

good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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reasonable; natural

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hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

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to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried

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to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

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means; is; as for

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to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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most of all; extremely; supremely

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

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to thrust before; to thrust at

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irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

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bitterness; bitter taste

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to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle

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cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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dark; gloomy; somber; depressing

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chain; chains

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bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting

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to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

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