jpdb beta

sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever

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change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

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all; every

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supply; provision; service; supply

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)

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good grief

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careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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to feel nauseous

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly

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a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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what day; how many days

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to need; to call for; to require

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to spend time (on doing something)

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure

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hostility; antagonism; opposition

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Western painting; Western film; Western movie

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as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

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circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

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dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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directly opposite; right in front

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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strategy; tactics

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded

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giving something a try because it will not do any harm

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swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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sure; yeah; I know

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at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant

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collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison

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disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence

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alternate; alternating

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on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

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stupid girl; stupid woman

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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word; word

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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disappointment; despair

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cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

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worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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visit (from someone); call

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

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