jpdb beta

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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adult; grown-up

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child; children

3

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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only; merely; nothing but; no more than

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to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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nothing but; except; no more than

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cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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at once; immediately; right now

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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faltering; hesitation

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)

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embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

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reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

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(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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incompetent; have no merit

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to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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pain; ache; -algia

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

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spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

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to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away

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play; drama

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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