jpdb beta

point of reference; reference point

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female

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gene; genetic

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talk; recital; narration; topic

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own

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conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-

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fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

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listening quietly

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medium; agency; carrier; vehicle; vector; fomite

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neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction

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surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance

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physical phenomenon

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mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base

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observation results

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starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point

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original sin

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

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to wander; to roam

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arithmetic unit

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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speed of light

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to prosper; to flourish

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offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering

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to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one

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calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested

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death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)

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deliberation

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according to plan; as planned; on target

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stern expression; severe expression; grim expression

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to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of

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to dirty one's hands

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brilliant; resplendent

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loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

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peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable

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to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

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self-justification; excuse

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to abandon (ship)

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bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded

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correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform

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to devise a plan; to work out a plan

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shock therapy; shock treatment

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equal value; equivalence

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to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

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to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

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to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at

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