jpdb beta

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block

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affirmation; affirmative

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right (to do something); authority; power

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

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to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

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losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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granted that; even if; even though

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time limit

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

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grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely

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ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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connection; link; relationship

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

6

to feel ashamed

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genuine; authentic; true; real

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

2

breaking down; defeating; abolishing

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to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting

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to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

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lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development

2

hundreds

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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relaxing; relaxation

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)

3

body temperature

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

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to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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progress; advance; improvement; development

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to make one's own; to take possession of

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nothing but; none other than

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to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake

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to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

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unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb

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person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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as (someone) says

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drifting ashore

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guarantee; security; assurance; warranty

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