jpdb beta

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason

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informal; unofficial

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mere; simple; sheer

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ceremony

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even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting

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manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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right of veto

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immediately; at once; instantly

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charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

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enemy nation

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head; leader; top; (arch.) important part

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natural; intrinsic; from birth

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

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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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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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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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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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you; I; me; oneself

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

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scoundrel; rascal; villain

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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 threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening

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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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origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning

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protest; objection

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

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withdrawal of troops

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truth

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