jpdb beta

to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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sigh

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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very much; very many; more and more

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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hesitation; indecision

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

2

to manage a state; to govern a country

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

2

competent; suitable; qualified

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

2

better; superior

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

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therefore; consequently

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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at times; occasionally

3

portion; section; part

2

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

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(not) even; (not) any

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how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio

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of all things

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criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

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to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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to lean against; to set against

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to draw a sword

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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(hand) towel; handkerchief

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legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

3

to rush back; to run back

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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to hurry; to hasten

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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to swell up

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

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