jpdb beta

fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date

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impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky

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bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

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how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?

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absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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return; welcome home

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changing for the better

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to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

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to taste; to try (food or drink)

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the entire strength; all hands; all the members

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

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successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

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the height of folly; sheer stupidity

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

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(exercising) the right to command

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

1

proper; respectable; decent; honest

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whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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simply; merely; only; solely

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decisiveness

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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now is the time

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry

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to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

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hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation

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putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

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commotion; stir

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front line; forefront

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short; brief

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced

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a certain ...; some ...

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with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

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to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)

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to give one's life; to lay down one's life

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readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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to pierce through; to break through

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to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on

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astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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