jpdb beta

each; every; all

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dyes

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to dye; to colour; to color

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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participant; entrant

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sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser

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to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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prayer; supplication

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safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

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mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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to pray; to wish

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to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

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innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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kind; tender-hearted; compassionate

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completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to have the nerve to

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

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to hold the key (to)

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assassin; to assassinate

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to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter

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rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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to grasp tightly

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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eyelashes

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to assist; to help out

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to the end; to the last

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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