jpdb beta

shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family

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certain fulfilment; reaching a goal without fail

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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merely for form's sake

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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every time; each round

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

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in accordance with; according to

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festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

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on the occasion of

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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falling in love; attachment

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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end; conclusion

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to look around; to look towards (us)

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to leave as is; to ignore

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

3

to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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unfairness; injustice; partiality

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compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

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to steal (from a person)

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retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

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(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

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groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth

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fool

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to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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under cover of night

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pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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yearning; longing for; deep affection

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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(feelings of) love

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(deeply held) resentment

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comb

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rather than (do ...)

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