jpdb beta

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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rather; sooner; preferably

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

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to do so; to do thus

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extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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well done; good job

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teacher; instructor

1

smile

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good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions

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enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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uproar; disturbance

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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mankind; humanity

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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script; screenplay; scenario

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bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition

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words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction

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report; information

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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to bear; to endure

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to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see

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street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

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