jpdb beta

was

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to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

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belief; faith; conviction

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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foolish; stupid; silly

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

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yourself; himself; herself

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advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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had better; is advisable

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disappointment; despair

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words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

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conversation; talk; chat

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(audio) recording

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slaughter; massacre

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group; mass

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biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence

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very interesting; of great interest

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listening respectfully

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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mobile phone; cell phone

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image; picture; portrait

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

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end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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underestimation; undervaluation

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Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

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digital voice recorder; field recorder

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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killing; murder

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suspicion; charge

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arrest; apprehension; capture

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in person; personally; directly

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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shooting to death

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

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