jpdb beta

nature; disposition

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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to spare time (for)

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to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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as anyone can see

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glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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eighth day of the month; eight days

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

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to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment

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dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

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advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

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absolutely; only

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calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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shin; shank; lower leg

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to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

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frail; slender; feminine

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foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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at the last moment; this late in the game

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked

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kneecap

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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 show someone (into a room)

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you; (arch.) your residence

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oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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tusk; fang

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retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

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laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate

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as soon as; right after

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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