jpdb beta

you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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rook; fly ball

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perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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as one of

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tiring easily; easy to tire

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to do (for someone)

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bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

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confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

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to hit upon something

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keen eyes; piercing gaze; penetrating eyes; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception

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all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention

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what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like

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vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction

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long time; several hours; long spell

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emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

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heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease

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somehow; somewhat; seemingly

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to be able to conceal

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late at night

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consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

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mental; spiritual; emotional

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suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

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to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp

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to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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child one is expecting; child in one's womb

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sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

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to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish

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yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal

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society; public; community; social studies

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state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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for the present; for the time being

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to hide oneself

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childbirth; delivery

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traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

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prohibition; inhibition; ban

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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