jpdb beta

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

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spark

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to collide; to clash

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barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

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to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in

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tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded

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ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

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to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed

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psychological; mental

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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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aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

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taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

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cheque; check

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oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)

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beyond one's means or position

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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arbitration; intercession; mediation

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

3

from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

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to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in

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to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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collision; clashing

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recovery; undoing; recall

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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offense and defense; offence and defence

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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bid; tender; bidding

2

provisional; temporary; tentative; interim

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opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

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high price

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one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face

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to count; to enumerate

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jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly

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including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking

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payday; pay day

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the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price

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unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point

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younger people; future generations

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moneylending; moneylender

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