jpdb beta

to have a discussion

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

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support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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exchange of information

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ebony

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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arista; awn; (grain) beard

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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number of persons; personnel

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ratification

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treaty; pact; convention; agreement

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protection

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hereabouts; around there; that area

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moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

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swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

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then; well then; if so

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to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly

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to be infected; to be contagious

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unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will

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to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

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to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

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outsider; layman; amateur

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rapid development; rapid unfolding

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otherwise; if not; or else

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to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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memory; ability to remember

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small calibre; small caliber

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bullet (from a rifle)

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date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours

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

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response; reply; answer; defence; defense

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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regret; repentance

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

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heavy responsibility

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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to put on (coat, gown, etc.)

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to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort

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unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled

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

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

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