jpdb beta

to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

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degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration

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evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress

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to take careful aim (at)

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fireworks display; display of fireworks

1

stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise

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result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit

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remote past; far ago; time immemorial

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hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour

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how many hours

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to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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several times; a few times

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tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)

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merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience

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occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term

1

age difference; disparity in age; age gap

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the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening

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sugar

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super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)

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black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface

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to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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nothing but; none other than

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public (facilities, service, etc.); communal

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weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision

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precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)

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no need to guess; certainly

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to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable

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being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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yes; that is so

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

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I'll; let's; probably

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to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

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favorite; favourite; pet

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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deviation; departure; (accidental) omission

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lawyer; attorney

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certified public accountant

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to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

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