jpdb beta

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

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sociable

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tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

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to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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trouble; bother; annoyance

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on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence

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

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common people; ordinary people; masses

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group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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duty; obligation

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superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen

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custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

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abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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you could say that; that might be so

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putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may

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to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

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eunuch

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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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now; nowadays

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freedom; liberty

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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message

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good

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to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

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boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

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to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)

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rape; sexual assault

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to summon courage; to be brave

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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cabinet minister

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to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in

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to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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to be (doing)

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge

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