jpdb beta

east side; east bank

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ideally; if one were to wish for more

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grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

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leaving a matter to chance

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bodysuit

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cuffs

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headband

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under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie

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to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop

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antipathy; prejudice

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huge; gargantuan

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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overripeness; full maturity; full development

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hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)

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I pray; I wish

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common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

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unheard-of; unprecedented

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quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance

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to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over

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liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

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to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

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personal affair; one's own affair

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covetousness; greed

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of all things (days, etc.)

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generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality

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to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind

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to die

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best; greatest; first

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phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

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(a) few; some; several

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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indecent; obscene

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dream; vision; reverie

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black diamond; carbon; carbonado

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vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

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to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened

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a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

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to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

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legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor

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portrait

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to market (something); to feature (something to sell); to trade in (something); to securitize

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high seas; international waters

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vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

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entry; approach; penetration

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

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triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate

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