jpdb beta

front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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as you want; as you will

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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that's the way it is; such is life

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face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

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to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord

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surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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real name

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Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?

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deep affection; dear; beloved

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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should not; must not

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to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

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target

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desk

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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list; wrist

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates

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to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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one's person

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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best; vest

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which; what (way)

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radius

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in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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third-rate; third-class

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you; I; me; oneself

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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to beat to death; to kill

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common; usual

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