jpdb beta

endgame; final stage

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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unexpected result; upset; surprise

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to pretend; to feign

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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to decide; to determine

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to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

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remaining; left-over; excess

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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apparent; obvious; very clear

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independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative

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at present; now

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to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

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rather than

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harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

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to pretend

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sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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half

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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to keep silent

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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unpredictability; element of surprise

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probability; likelihood

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intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

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to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up

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to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

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eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

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to carry out a role

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personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion

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at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

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feel good (pleasant)

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goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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by (means of); with

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sooner or later; in time; eventually

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to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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trivial; slight

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(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

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