jpdb beta

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate

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to turn the lights off

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remote control

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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lamp; light

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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white

2

cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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early (days); initial stage; initial

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like this; this sort; this way

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

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technical; practical

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basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

3

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

5

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

1

to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in

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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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science

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phenomenon

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extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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principle; theory; fundamental truth

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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while; even though; despite

3

to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up

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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 disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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research results

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energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy

2

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)

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to become bloodshot

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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