jpdb beta

to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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loser; defeated person; the defeated

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winner; victor

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

coin; token; slug

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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self-conceit; pride

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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to be thirsty

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(cow's) milk

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fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight

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completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

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determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

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place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

6

to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

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nothing but; none other than

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villain; baddie; the villain's part

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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risky; dangerous; insecure

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

2

incommunicative; taciturn

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to keep walking

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guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy

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to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)

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feelings of rejection

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

false; hypocritical

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

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to tear off; to rip off

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successor; replacement; second wife

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

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instability; insecurity; crankiness

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)

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true character; real nature

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