jpdb beta

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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should not; must not

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined

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to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)

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Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

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the last moment; the very end

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to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

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flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

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light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

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to turn on; to switch on; to light up

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eyelid

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to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)

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in this way; like this

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to grimace; to frown

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which; well; now; c'mon

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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to go to see; to visit

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fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit

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head chef; master chef

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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to attract interest; to get attention to appeal

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being immersed in work; working non-stop; being swamped with work; being up to one's ears in work

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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to assign; to set aside

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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well; in good health; safe; free from accident

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in succession; in an endless stream; continuing without pause or interruption

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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hard education; hard training; Spartan education

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

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previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day

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abrupt; sudden

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identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture

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worst case

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extremely; terrifically; super

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blunder; miss; slip; oversight

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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