jpdb beta

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

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parent and child

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

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to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset

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you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

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to love

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to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption

2

stagnation; hindrance; delay

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to hold (a ceremony); to perform

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decorum; propriety; politeness

3

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

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sophistry; sophism

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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emotional; sentimental

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to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

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in the same way as; just like

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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reduction of expenditure; reduction of expenses; cost reduction; cost-cutting

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

4

jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point

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exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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declaration; profession

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chance; opportunity

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)

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need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist

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firm promise; definite promise

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fabrication; pipe dream

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

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someone viewed with hatred; object of one's hostility

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symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

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how much; how many; to what extent

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to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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rational; reasonable; logical

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to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

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