jpdb beta

partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing

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establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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intruder; invader; trespasser; raider

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

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protection; repellent

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locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors

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guess; conjecture; surmise

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consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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to be lacking in options; to be too few

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riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties

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number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

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element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)

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physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling

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perfection; flawlessness

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negative; minus

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thought; idea; conception

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kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer

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to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

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troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)

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to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate

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beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing

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to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

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answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

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to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose

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to whine; to make feeble complaints

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

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goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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short; brief

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to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

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consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

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to drop one's shoulders

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lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)

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to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to

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left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable

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to feel depressed; to be down

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing

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would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

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pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency

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attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

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even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner

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came here; coming here; recently

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