jpdb beta

real intention; true motive; true meaning

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desperately; for one's dear life

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with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

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devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding

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to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)

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some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

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how many people; a number of people

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efficiency

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to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

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skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower

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means; is; as for

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to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

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heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief

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scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

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underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap

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simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled

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young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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evil spirits of rivers and mountains

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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pity; compassion

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erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction

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hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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grammar

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to apply; to adapt

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person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession

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once more

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to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with

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thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

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to show in; to usher in

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raid; assault; attack

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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at that time; that time

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very deeply

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained

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in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely

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truth; real situation

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings

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how (can); by what means

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