jpdb beta

somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

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to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

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impudent; cheeky

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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story of one's experiences

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to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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omniscience and omnipotence

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fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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request; appeal; claim; purchase

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(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

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to be hungry

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God; god; ace; king; superior person

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rule; reign; government; governing

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how long; how much; to what extent

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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discontent and grumbling

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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good government

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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minimum; at the very least

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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to rock; to shake; to swing

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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

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shaking; swaying

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(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

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(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact

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to wave one's hand

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male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker

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crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid

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sand; grit

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crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)

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rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

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rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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sense of balance

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lake surface

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