jpdb beta

as much as one can; as much as possible

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self; oneself

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self-control; self-restraint

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the exact opposite

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abstemious; austere

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

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to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)

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to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)

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to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active

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meal set before one; women's advances

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divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule

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by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat

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shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact

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bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

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innate goodness of man

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malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)

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to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

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to entertain; to treat

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rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)

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viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

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liking something; being partial to something; -phile

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following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

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inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement

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correction; revision; redressing; rectifying

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to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

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wicked woman; ugly woman

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to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

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good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression

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to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

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reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

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from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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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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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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(religious) piety; faith; devotion

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sense of virtue

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the opposite sex; isomerism

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the best; ideal

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to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

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in proportion to; according to; depending on

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to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

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if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

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relationship; relation

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

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