jpdb beta

halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally

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I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

1

influential man; boss

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waterworks

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guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

1

brisk; lively; energetic

1

reservoir

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water supply

2

stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock

4

pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank

4

one-sided; partial; unfair

1

water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium

3

to fill (a glass) with water

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oneself; myself

2

being concerned about or mindful of

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weather-beaten

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morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering

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wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

1

low tone; bass; low voice

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety

1

to raise (one's voice)

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reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

1

to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal

1

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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precondition; prerequisite

1

quick

1

to request earnestly

1

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

1

discriminatory remark; hate speech

1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

I told you so; you see that?

1

heart; mind

1

personal delivery

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literacy rate

2

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

4

shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

1

investment

3

permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting

1

solution; solution strategy

1

to complain about one's hard lot

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rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed

1

everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled

1

residue; remnants; dregs

1

climate and natural features (of a region)

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helping hand; help; support; aid

2

to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

2

(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

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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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