jpdb beta

assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

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profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

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host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)

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limit; bounds

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provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

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week

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page; nth page; page ...

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

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envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission

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one's person; around one's person

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violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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central

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this summer; next summer; last summer

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age; years

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spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence

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knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness

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whether or not

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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lengthening

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normal state (condition)

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conscience

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to throw oneself (into an activity)

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to run for election

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however; nevertheless

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belief; conviction; opinion

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as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

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root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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to come to grapples with

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

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such; like that; that sort of

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to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order

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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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had better do so

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gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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motive; incentive; motif

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eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

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senility; dotage; decrepitude

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by all means; at all costs

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part

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point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip

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seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

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