jpdb beta

to concentrate one's effort (on something)

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to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative

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suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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next; then; after that

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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trifles; minor details

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat

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incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling

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questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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penetrating cold

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to finish; to end; to close

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to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

5

performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)

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noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled

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each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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as you know; as we know

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as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will

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assent; consent

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

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recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

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strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

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putting into operation; invocation

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racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious

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powerful; strong

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reform; reformation; reorganization

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition

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to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

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partly open; in half bloom

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to ponder; to brood

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roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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