jpdb beta

formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave

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to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

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rustling (sound)

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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a help; assistance

3

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

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show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

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to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)

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bygones; the past; past event

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conspiracy; collusion

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sphere; counter for balls

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triple feature (e.g. movie)

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to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

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random; random sampling

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acting; performance

4

innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

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muffled voice

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you (plural)

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confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

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curse; spell; malediction

5

to aggravate; to make serious

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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looking like a ...; acting as if a ...

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

3

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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clear; bright; sunny

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recommendation; endorsement

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to ponder; to brood

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

4

(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class

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spring break; spring vacation

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at this rate

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next year

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middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

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to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

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having a dream

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