jpdb beta

half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

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taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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to nod to one another

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at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

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sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked

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insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

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preservation; retainment; keeping

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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contest of strength; trial of strength

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local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated

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resistance

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quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift

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to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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rank; ranking order; hierarchy

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adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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under cover of night

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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Windsor

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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mineral water

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

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torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight

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rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

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command; lead; generalship; leadership

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

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gardener

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this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such

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news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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tactics

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in

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over-fond parent; doting parent

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want to ... do something; would like to ...

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pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

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roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

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20 percent

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bisection

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to make up for; to compensate for; to offset

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