jpdb beta

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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serious look (on one's face); straight face

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birthday

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party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

6

plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

4

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

4

as always; as usual

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

1

to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

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to be estranged

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)

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sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

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discord; antagonism

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

1

two weeks; fortnight

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

failure; mistake; blunder

1

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

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birthday party

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birthday present

2

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

6

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

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period; term; interval

2

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

3

tidying up; finishing

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unfinished; in progress

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

2

drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu

2

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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to rock; to shake; to swing

3

one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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laughing matter

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every year; yearly; annually

2

one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with

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to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

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one more time; once more; once again

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