jpdb beta

bull's-eye; the mark

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

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to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

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doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

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unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something

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(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure

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generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal

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value; worth; merit

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return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

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minor power

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state; country; nation

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authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

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governor; leader; ruler

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semipermanence

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to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

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oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

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to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

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adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity

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to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

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mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

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to make a speech; to address

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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they; those guys; those fellows

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to rescue; to free

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to keep silent

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)

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ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing

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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)

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reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience

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to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down

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extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off

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anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

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hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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to run up to; to rush over

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with a click; with a snap

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instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

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to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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in large drops

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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