jpdb beta

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

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method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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profile

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

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both; (not) either

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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wise saying; famous saying; witty remark

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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damn; drats; crap

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bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

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to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

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reflexively; reflectively; by reflex

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lately; recently; these days

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to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue

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reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)

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proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

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life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

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period (esp. in European languages); full stop; period (of time); era; period (interval of a game)

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before long; even now

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just you wait and see (as a threat)

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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Sunday

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national holiday

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)

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muddy water; red-light district

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to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

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to stick it out (until the end)

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opinion; intention; thought

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be; is

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steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

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heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart

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