jpdb beta

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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call; appeal

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lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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short of hands

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countdown

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quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

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existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

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pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements

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one-to-many

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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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choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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research

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to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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desk

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waiting impatiently for

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to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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main question; real issue at hand

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external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)

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to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

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that's so, isn't it

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achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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now that; since; so long as; because

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busy; hurried; confused; flurried

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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

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eye-witness; witness

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