jpdb beta

near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here

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miser; cheapskate; scrooge

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fool; dunce; idiot

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grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

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with a thud

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to be completely still

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to fall asleep

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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who

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to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

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birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

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foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer

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to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself

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uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

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defeating in an instant; instant kill

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to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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(having) life-and-death power (over)

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right (to do something); authority; power

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sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

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calculation; self-interest; selfishness

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these guys; these fellows

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in person; personally; directly

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racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)

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rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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chance (of success); odds

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to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

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this

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as soon as possible; ASAP

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

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mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

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to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

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to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

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with a chuckle; with a giggle

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collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

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plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

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gauntlet

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magic wand

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cane; walking stick; staff; wand

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iron pyrites; fool's gold; pyrite

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copper pyrites; fool's gold; chalcopyrite

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generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds

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native gold

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judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

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right; privilege

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a little bit; a little while

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