jpdb beta

performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

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to ponder; to brood

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calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind

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(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

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opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

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reply; answer

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stay; sojourn

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(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure

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to disappear; to vanish into thin air

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)

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2nd day of the month; two days

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queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans

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ordinary person

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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good boy; good girl

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eye for people; ability to judge character

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intuition; instinct; hunch

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foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

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reaction of a living body

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perception; sensing; noticing

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(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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to put into effect; to put into practice

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practical question; practical problem; practical matter

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to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased

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member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)

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to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

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shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

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joint struggle; common (united) front

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construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

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(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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direct connection; direct link

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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root; basis; foundation

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soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light

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to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet

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