jpdb beta

advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist

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dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit

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to boil; to decoct; to infuse

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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to crack jokes

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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feeling; mood

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to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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to remake; to rebuild

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existential threat; life-or-death crisis

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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deciding match; play-off; runoff

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally

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support; backing; patronage

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this time; now

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personal feelings; self-interest

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

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to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

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one side

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conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)

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right to challenge; right to make a challenge

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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thoughts; thinking

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

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many thousands

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spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

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to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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very interesting; of great interest

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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policy

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to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely

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first place

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to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against

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gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy

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to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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once more; again

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dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

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you guys; buddies; pals; you lot

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together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

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close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

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to make narrow

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