jpdb beta

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

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to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)

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commander; general; leader

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moment to quit; way to quit

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coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast

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first-rate; finest quality; the best

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intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

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to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

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correspondence; exchange of letters

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fear; terror

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act of mercy; helping another person

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ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)

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courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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practical side of life

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preparations for returning (home)

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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might as well

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to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

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participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest

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to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)

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kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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retainer; vassal; servant

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false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself

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having just started...

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to catch

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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festival merrymaking; revelry

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inhabitant; resident; citizen; population

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loyalty; devotion

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eyewitness testimony

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cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry

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to misunderstand

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involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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complete agreement

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(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost

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to teach; to take a teaching job

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due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work

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educational institution

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second (in a series)

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studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

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public and private; official and personal; government and people

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impression; strong belief; conviction

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape

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to be in one's debt

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