jpdb beta

what's that?; what the...

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clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly

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misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

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irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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exaggerated; extravagant; overdone

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off

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while moving; on the move

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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to fit; to suit

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old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

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inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

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altogether; entirely

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therefore; consequently

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everyday occurrence

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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physical ability

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talent; ability

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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professional job; profession

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

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tedious; boring; being fed up with

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inevitable; necessary

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to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

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bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

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glory

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to

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to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable

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instinctive; instinctual

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

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disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

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to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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to detest; to abhor; to loathe

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prediction; estimation

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wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

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to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

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curse; spell; malediction

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one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)

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to order; to command; to appoint

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out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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