jpdb beta

population; common talk

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with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

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to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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well-balanced; considerate; of fine character

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play; drama

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false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended

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return; restoration

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original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator

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analects; sayings

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account book; register; ledger

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closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence

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to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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case

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notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

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demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic

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right (in front); directly; properly; normally; honestly; decently

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replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching

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the more one looks (at it) the more ...

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to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)

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dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

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kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

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finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery

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prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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mimetic muscles

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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rubbery; gummy; squishy

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long-term view

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little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe

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pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise

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porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish

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10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

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dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down

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to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

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next; the next

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dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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here and there; everywhere

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looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

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prime of life

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muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha

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to catch one's attention

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in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...

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to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating

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