jpdb beta

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

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call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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duty; obligation

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accomplishment; execution

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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demand for; request

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whole nation; whole land; whole country

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friendly nation

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

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to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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share; portion; quota; cut

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simple and clear; plain and simple

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sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)

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commitment; pledge; promise

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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you; I; me; oneself

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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subject; national

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

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to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable

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to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed

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even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should

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to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength

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sovereign; emperor; monarch

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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to make one's own; to take possession of

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to obtain; to procure

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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

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protest; objection

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to make an appeal; to urge

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far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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withdrawal of troops

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