jpdb beta

polish; refinement

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duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck

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to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way

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average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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poison

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breaking off; snapping off

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clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

2

to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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exceedingly; very

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personal history; career

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complete lie; outright lie

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

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suicide

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

1

manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)

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omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

1

time and effort; trouble

1

feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy

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to be in a fit (of anger); to rage

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complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)

1

opinion; point of view; visual point

1

censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring

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negative; contradictory

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many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time

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dominion; territory; possession

2

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

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just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

2

to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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wicked; evil

2

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

3

pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

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to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

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alarm; warning

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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poisoned

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