jpdb beta

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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sincerity; good faith

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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should time and circumstances permit

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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to be worried; to be troubled

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

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household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

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wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

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bride

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well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

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cackling (sound of shrill laughter)

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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sobering up; method of sobering up

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous

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attendant

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

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puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

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marriage

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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to (do) like this

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fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

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laminar flow

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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approximately the same

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participation by all

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contagion; infection

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to rally; to make a comeback

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear

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to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)

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to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

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inauguration; installation ceremony

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hey!; hey!

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to push aside; to push one's way through

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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unsteady steps; bobbing

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