jpdb beta

white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

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one act (of a play); scene; event

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mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly

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to become better; to improve

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compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

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staying up all night

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don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself

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lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

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to shrug one's shoulders

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full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

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to be true to nature; to be lifelike

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vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition

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peak time; peak hours

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incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation

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usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant

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oneiromancy; dream fortune-telling

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impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous

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to grant a person a moment

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

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late at night; at a late hour

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devastating; catastrophic; crushing

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

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to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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as you know; as we know

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

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to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up

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adverb

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aim; goal; prospect; outlook

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autumn, the harvest season

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silent; mute; dumb

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(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse

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election; selection; choice

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meandering; winding

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person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power

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the one before last; two generations, etc. previous

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watchdog; chaperone; watcher

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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partly open; in half bloom

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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curiosity killed the cat

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