jpdb beta

what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

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to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

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as everyone knows; needless to point out

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not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking

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knot

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strong-willed; strong of heart

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(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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to grimace; to make a wry face

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to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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honey

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my; our; one's own

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback

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(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

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big leakage; uncontained leak

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order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming

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cough; coughing; tussis

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school of one's (first, second) choice

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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lightly seasoned

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to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness

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the nasal cavity

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being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

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roguish; impish

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to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

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leader; authority; mainstay

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propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

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to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

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interview (e.g. for a job)

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vivid; clear; distinct

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to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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chivalrous spirit; chivalry

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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water's surface

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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small; fine; detailed; stingy

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means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

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exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

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