jpdb beta

immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

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fine quality

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control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice

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growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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capacity; volume; capacitance

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to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

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to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to

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almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

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full nelson

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finishing blow; coup de grâce

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disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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memo pad

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

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stretcher; litter; gurney

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep

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anguish

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daily necessities; everyday item

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to straighten up; to sit upright

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good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory

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novel; original; new; innovative

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner

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arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)

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intonation; accent; modulation; inflection

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent

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fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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memory; sense; experience

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)

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to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out

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