jpdb beta

period; term; interval

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level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

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embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

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theft; stealing; larceny

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unsettled; pending; unresolved

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expansion

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number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)

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crime; offence; offense

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end; close; finish; end of play (in go)

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in a little bit; after a short while

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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fast-talking; rapid talking

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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sincere; honest; faithful

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professional duties

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)

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lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

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strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee

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another thing; other things; another man's property

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to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee

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bitter

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle

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treachery; betrayal; perfidy

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riskiness; (level of) danger

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everyday occurrence

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secret understanding; collusion

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crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best

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precisely because

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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