jpdb beta

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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to come back

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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honor; honour; credit; prestige

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narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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upper body

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

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palm sweat

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to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded

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back of head

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salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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in proportion to; just as much as

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants

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point-blank range

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boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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shyness; shame

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to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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marriage; wedding

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without penalty; acquittal; impunity

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at that time; in those days

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to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)

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to die

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

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strong pressure; heavy pressure

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to squash; to crush; to flatten

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guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections

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from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

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meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

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injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid

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release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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simultaneously; all at once; in unison

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future; possible; potential; prospective

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(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

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to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

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hereditary system; hereditary succession

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each time

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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hence; for that reason

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

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haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

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