jpdb beta

to beat into shape

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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(on the) verge of death

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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to take charge during someone's absence

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jest; joke; funny story

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to occupy much space

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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in the same way

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to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

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individual; one by one; separate; each

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multiplication

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division

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division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)

3

first day; opening day

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow

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exchange; conversion

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return of something; repayment

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in good coordination

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment

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to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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large-scale

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counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)

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to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)

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unprecedented; unique; unparalleled

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one-year-old

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feeling of frustration; sense of failure

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school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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mixed; mingled

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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to break into fragments; to go to pieces

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agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)

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half-moon; half a month; semicircle

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to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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to know (a person); to think

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to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently

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to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

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to be muddy; to be slushy

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magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity

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to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

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container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket

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to dry up; to parch; to ebb away

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