jpdb beta

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

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from the beginning

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mimetic muscles

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

1

husband

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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acquaintance

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no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

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to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

1

shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden

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lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means

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to discuss; to talk together

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

2

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

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public character

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back

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to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

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staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance

1

huge rock; firmness; solidity

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how dare you!; how can you have the nerve?

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tit for tat (verbally)

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out of character; unlike one

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to point at

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duty; obligation

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate

2

brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

father and child; father and son; father and daughter

1

to glare at each other; to confront each other

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to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down

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outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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persuasion

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

4

deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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