jpdb beta

pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

warm heart; kindliness

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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

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to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

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duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

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companion; partner; spouse

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loyalty; devotion

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

2

standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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to shake one's head

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blinking (in surprise)

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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tall figure; high stature

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narrow; thin (sized); slender

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guardian; protector; patron; parent

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knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

3

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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left; left hand side

4

to exchange greetings

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

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considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

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higher rank; better position

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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insolent fellow; rude fellow

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to keep silent

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and (also); both ... and; as well as

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indictment; prosecution; complaint

4

money; metal

3

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

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slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking

5

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!

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noisy; confused; uproarious

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to become clear; to be made public

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auction

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pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred

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5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many

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reel

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added value; value added

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excited condition; excited state

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