jpdb beta

to talk the night away; to talk all night

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bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

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denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale

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few days

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limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth

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to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy

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hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

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willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

2

tool; implement; means; furniture

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wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

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to fall down; to drop

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retaliation; revenge

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aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty

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cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping

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failure; mistake; blunder

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to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)

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disinheritance

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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dispersal; scattering; discrete

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure

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unjust; inhuman

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

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to twist; to distort

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adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity

1

half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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to thank

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to speak the truth

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transfer; assignment

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international problem

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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duty of confidentiality

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant

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heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family

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interference; meddling; butting in

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to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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male dominance; male supremacy

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national character; regional character

1

the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

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with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

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usual; ordinary

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to dominate (usu. one's husband)

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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envy; jealousy

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National Police Agency

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