jpdb beta

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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ability to get things done

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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reform; reformation; reorganization

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rate; ratio; proportion; percentage

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loyalty; faithfulness

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what is it?

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to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

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frame; framework; outline

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episode; anecdote; vignette

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healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

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to ponder; to brood

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes

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giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

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index finger; forefinger; second toe

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gymnasium

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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event; phenomenon; matter

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(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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virile; tough; masculine; intense

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cool; refreshing

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lake surface

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

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carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise

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wise person; sage

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cold sweat; greasy sweat

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grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

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to attempt; to test; to try out

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exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness

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great delight; great satisfaction; rapture

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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separate; respective

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top

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waste of time; killing time

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste

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partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

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motive; incentive; motif

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period; term; interval

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to heap abuse upon (a person); to criticize strongly; to blast (someone)

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of tender years; very young

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