jpdb beta

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

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to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation

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birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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younger sister

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letting (someone) die without helping

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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to wear out (something)

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(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy

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quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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as soon as; right after

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to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about

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ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

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interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

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plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers

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evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat

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cave; cavern; den; grotto

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release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)

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escort (e.g. under guard); convoy

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moment to quit; way to quit

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to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

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despondency

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to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow

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dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly

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to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)

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morning sun

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

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to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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