jpdb beta

upright; fair; honest

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pawnshop

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loan

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or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

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project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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firing; discharge of gun

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to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss

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blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)

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the State

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

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consumption; expenditure

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to

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cheering in chorus; saying in unison

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to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

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flour; meal; powder; dust

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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hard fighting

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to jump at; to be attracted by

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to scratch; to claw

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prey; victim

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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certain death

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inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

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to be too numerous; to be too much

2

small number; few; minority

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large number (of); many; majority

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to spend time (on doing something)

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to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout

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reinforcement

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to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over

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to call together; to convene

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talisman; amulet; charm

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to cough violently; to have a coughing fit

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individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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fog; mist; spray

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

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smokescreen

2

black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)

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to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle

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economising; saving

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master; expert

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

2

you; noblewoman; lady

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