jpdb beta

question; query

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to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart

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to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on

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to change one's clothes

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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to have an interest (in)

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foolhardy; reckless; fearless

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wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

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strangeness; abnormality; disorder

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

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natural (ability)

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to dye; to colour; to color

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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sincerity; good faith

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easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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money; currency; coinage

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persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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but; however; provided that

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discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

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kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

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to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

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skill

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women and children

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excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury

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narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

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evidence; proof; witness

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exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard

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materials; data; document

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sobbing; weeping; whimpering

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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relatively; comparatively

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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