jpdb beta

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

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to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide

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action

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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acid

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cheating

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slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous

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popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

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to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)

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rejection; dismissal

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itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation

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drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene

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this (very thing); this precisely

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sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign

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looking on; remaining a spectator

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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rather; better

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

1

waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening

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abrupt; sudden

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tempo

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deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

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carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

4

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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silent; mute; dumb

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damp; moist (negative nuance)

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something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

4

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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sport; sports

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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extensive; wide; broad

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flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

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expressive power; inventiveness; creative power

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to be the case that

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armchair detective

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truth; real situation

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realistic; pragmatic

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