jpdb beta

robber; mugger; robbery; burglary

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indeed; it's no wonder

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sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

to ambush

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perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy

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to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out

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smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

excuse; explanation

3

to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain

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in terms of; from the point of view of

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rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

2

if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

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100,000; hundred thousand

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payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase

1

base of the tongue; root of the tongue

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to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

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to be the case that

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hey; listen; look here; I say

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to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

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to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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200; two hundred

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commitment; pledge; promise

2

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

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expenses; disbursements

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smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

2

bull's-eye; the mark

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to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize

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virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

2

wit; resources; tact

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liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice

1

moving tale; impressive tale

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

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completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

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to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

1

glove; mitten; mitt

5

to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

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to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time

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leather

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chance (of success); odds

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to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)

3

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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