jpdb beta

to come from; to have roots in

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these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

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erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

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uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable

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group work

1

important person; strategic person; key figure

1

wine glass

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to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

1

paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis

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trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing

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bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible

2

obvious; transparent

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time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

1

to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine

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rampaging; raging violently; going berserk

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orb

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sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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armrest (of a chair); elbow rest

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of

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calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness

2

appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

2

dim witted; bird-brained; dullard

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to dress up

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criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting

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staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement

1

to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush

1

(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint

1

turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater

1

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

3

to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on

2

glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe

1

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

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impulse; urge; impetus

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haughty; arrogant; supercilious

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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to tear; to rip

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

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to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

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(mouth) gag

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inattention; absent-mindedness

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gambling

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quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

personality; character; individuality; personhood

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to add (to); to add on; to append

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

2

anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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