jpdb beta

barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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brains; brain tissue

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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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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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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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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

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to hate; to dislike

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to think of; to come up with

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(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

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principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

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instant; moment; for an instant

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

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spoon

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to pick up; to pick out

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to flare up; to burst into flames

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

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to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to be needed; to be wanted

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reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

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bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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offender; criminal; culprit

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the scruff or nape of the neck

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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running away; escaping on foot

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best article under heaven; peerless

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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firm; company

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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enshrinement

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

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