jpdb beta

loud (of a voice)

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positivism; progressive argument

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

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worker

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disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

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to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)

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announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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impatience

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to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve

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if you think about it; come to think of it

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bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

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to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back

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educational; instructive

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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passive

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tightly clenched fist

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boxer; boxer (dog breed)

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glass; pane

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(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse

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huge body; large build

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to move around

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taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service

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socialism

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point in common; common feature

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plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

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sustainability

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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foresight; foreknowledge; divination

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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modest; humble

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to be opposite; to face each other

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unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic

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sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

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severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing

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number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

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reproachful; hateful; bitter

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confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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suspicious; doubtful

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self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

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division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

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chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing

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