jpdb beta

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge

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gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

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crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

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indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate

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unrelated

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

4

precious; valuable

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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of course; certainly; naturally

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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call; summons; convening; convocation

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planned; scheduled; systematic

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enemy side

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Happy Meal

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raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season

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preference; priority; precedence

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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(in) my own way

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

2

slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

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first day; opening day

2

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

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boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

2

(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

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

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air hole; windhole; ventilator

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to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)

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study; learning; tutorial

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and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

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side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

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smile

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to shake and untangle; to shake free from

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won't you

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loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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injury; harm; evil influence; damage

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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