jpdb beta

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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return; coming back

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misandry; man-hater

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

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company; corporation; workplace

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(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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rule; reign; government; governing

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chimes; toll of a bell

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self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

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school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress

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damage; injury

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to show up; to appear; to turn up

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to stop walking; to pause

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agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw

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prohibition

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matter; item; facts

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission

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camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade

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strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial

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to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

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unregistered; non-registered

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offender; transgressor; violator

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reprimand; stern warning

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to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

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even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

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armed might; military power; the sword; force

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authority; power; influence

2

to lose one's life

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to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

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being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

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loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

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regulation; control

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strong person; the strong; the powerful

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respect; esteem; regard

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powerful person; influential person

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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medical examination

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medical care; medical treatment

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

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without cause; without reason

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