jpdb beta

to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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despite appearances

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to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

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by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

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gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich

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distant; cold; formal

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use; utilization; utilisation; application

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inconvenient

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simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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effective; successful

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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allegory; fable; parable

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harbour; harbor; port

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

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to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

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fundamental; basic

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

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hence; for that reason

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convenient

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psychological; mental

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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doing whatever one pleases

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to add (to what was said before); to say in addition

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to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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comparison

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

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previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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relation; connection; relevance

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grasp; catch; understanding

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target group; target persons

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constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time

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to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

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relative; relation; kin

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desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable

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