jpdb beta

punishment; penalty

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself

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hindsight-based opinion

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origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning

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fucking; screwing; having sex

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use; service; purpose

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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to order; to command; to appoint

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

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to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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to give a warning; to remind (a person) of

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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dead of night; midnight

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to answer the phone

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

1

well done!; bravo

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underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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stare; gaze; fixation

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to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date

4

brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities

1

months (period of)

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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to lure; to invite out

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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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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

2

with one's own hands

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helping hand; help; support; aid

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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intervention

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thread; yarn; string

1

as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie

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ideal; ideals

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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