jpdb beta

to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious

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change; conversion; transformation; transformation

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit

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stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

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aim; goal; prospect; outlook

2

pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain

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remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end

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to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

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means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

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reproachful; resentful; spiteful

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incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting

2

to die; to lay down life's burden

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

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bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well

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to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope

2

question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible

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mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)

3

competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm

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using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)

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3rd day of the month; three days

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to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

2

comedy

3

brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

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murder; killing; murderer

2

to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

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to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame

2

pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

4

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation

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to make an appeal; to urge

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

2

affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

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poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

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communicating in writing

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self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

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to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

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dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

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silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

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asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence

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one second

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

4

one's own style; one's own way (of doing things)

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rarely; seldom

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on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

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