jpdb beta

excuse; pretext

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to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)

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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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usurpation; taking back; dispossession

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to bring someone along

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ability; performance; efficiency

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

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one foot; one leg

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knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning

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phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

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

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present; gift; to give a present or gift

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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desperately; for one's dear life

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to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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to try and do something; to attempt to do something

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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being ...

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to be mistaken for; to be confused with

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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to smile pleasantly

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to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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to do

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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quality

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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always; at any time

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember

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infant; baby; little child

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to thrust down; to push off

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to rescue; to free

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