jpdb beta

to wear out

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cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower

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to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

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VIP; very important person

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muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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two o'clock

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near at hand

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

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to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

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losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

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one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity

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unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

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to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

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at this stage; at this point; (only) now

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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shriek; scream

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

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private room

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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indoor swimming pool

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locker room; changing room; dressing room

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to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

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vinyl; plastic

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just out of the bath

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to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

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cheek (of the face)

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to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself

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