jpdb beta

police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup

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to explain away; to answer evasively

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mobility

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term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

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writer; author; contributor

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checklist

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having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

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matter of time; question of time

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to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on

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serious error; gross mistake

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paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

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suicide; apoptosis

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true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

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unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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to carry out one's mission

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category; category

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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deductive

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one's person

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succession; successor

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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tasting; relishing; savouring; appreciation; enjoyment

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hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall

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does not seem (to be)

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oyster bar

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pearl

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to shake; to waver; to tremble

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permission; approval; authorization; license

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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desperately; for one's dear life

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in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run

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to collapse; to flop (onto)

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp

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coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)

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now; come (now); well

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(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account

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(a place) within one's reach

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to hang (something) on the wall

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beige

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to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)

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on and after; from ... onward; since

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to arrive; to come to pass

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