jpdb beta

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

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I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...

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maybe; could be; might

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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to try to do; to attempt to do

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to talk together

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to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

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battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

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overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

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with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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hence; for that reason

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to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to boast; to brag; to exaggerate

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit

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certainly; surely; definitely; (lit.) 120 percent

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to get irritated

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face (of person)

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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lower rank

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challenger

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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to knock down; to bring down

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to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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weed

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to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

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closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

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grassland; meadow

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stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage

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line of fire (of a gun)

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advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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sanity; consciousness; soberness

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true character; true heart; true spirit

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

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pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

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