jpdb beta

plea bargaining

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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shortest

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment

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inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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dark side (of nature, town, etc.)

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someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

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in that manner; like that

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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to laugh scornfully

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to read the situation; to sense the mood

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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self-righteousness; self-justified

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prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

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mental illness; emotional disorder

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(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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social status; social position

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cancer

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moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)

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beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

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to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

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rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

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recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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but; however; provided that

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scenery; scene; landscape

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

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faltering; hesitation

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cheating

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lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

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to blame; to find fault with

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how far; to what extent

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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