jpdb beta

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

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logical

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thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring

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to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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bluff; false show of power; bold front

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...

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taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

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to cling

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to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

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to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to

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change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

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to weep one's eyes out

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red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

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brazenly; unabashedly

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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there, there

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury

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lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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sporadic

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crime; criminal act; offence; offense

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bold; daring; audacious

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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wise; clever; smart

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how many people; a number of people

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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worthlessness

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harmful; hazardous

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public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

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the former

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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the latter

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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