jpdb beta

import; importation; introduction; afferent

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chocolate

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black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface

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to assist; to help out

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple

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prayer; supplication

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conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

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pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

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to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist

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in large drops

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to exert oneself; to make efforts

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best in the world

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to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

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pangs of conscience

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school festival; campus festival

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failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

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dawn; daybreak

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to have in one's dreams

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astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

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wild; in disarray

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young and energetic; up-and-coming

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relations with women

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to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

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subordination; dependency

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treating (someone) like an object

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to get slightly dirty (all over)

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way of calling

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yearned for; longed for; missed

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pure heart; naivete; innocence

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even for an instant; even as a joke

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being interested in somebody (only) for sex

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to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

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to pick a fight

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volunteer

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reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness

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clear; pure; noble

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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

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to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

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prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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during the war

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proper; respectable; decent; honest

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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to mishear; to fail to catch; to miss (the chance to hear)

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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