jpdb beta

to answer a question

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

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along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; double stroke of good luck; perfect timing!; how convenient (for you to show up)!

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bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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to understand each other

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to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

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to suck; to lick

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

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break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop

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to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

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extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super

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fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

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being shot; being bombed

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military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly

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cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

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(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course

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to commit a crime; to do evil

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to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off

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selfish; self-centred; egotistical

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killer; murderer

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human rights; civil liberties

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)

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to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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with a collapse; with a slump

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soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief

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to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

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to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

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human face

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grotesque; disgusting; gross

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