jpdb beta

victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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thrusting (a spear, etc.)

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revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing

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severe; bitter; scathing

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should not; must not

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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smoke; fumes

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to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand

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fire

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ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

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drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained

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despondency

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

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effective; successful

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to sew on

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derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

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surface of a board or record

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

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shedding tears

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')

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execution; punishment; spanking

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not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking

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to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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(committee) chairman; president

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trophy

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awarding; conferment; granting; presentation

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conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision

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commendation ceremony; award ceremony

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prize winner; pennant winner; victor

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final scene; the end; finale

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of

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good-natured old man

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polite; respectful; reverent

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

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to rain incessantly; to downpour

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