jpdb beta

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

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or; or else

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to glare at; to scowl at

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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for the present; for the time being

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astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

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related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

2

shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

5

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

2

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

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to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

2

to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away

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

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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stray cat; alley cat

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high-pitched; shrill

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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loveable; very likeable; like very much

4

quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on

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to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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desperate; hopeless

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

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to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out

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rebel; traitor

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lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

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family; relatives; dependents; household

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(all) together

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whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash

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while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive)

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way of speaking; intimation

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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state; country; nation

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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