jpdb beta

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

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synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program

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than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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same family (race, tribe)

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in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

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murder; killing; murderer

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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redoing; doing over again

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orphan; person without friends

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till just now

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in the same way as; just like

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)

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influence (on someone); inspiration

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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to summon courage; to be brave

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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because of this

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Chine

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spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser

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humiliating

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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directions; instructions; orders; command

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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successively; one after another

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to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence

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explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility

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to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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to thank

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apology

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humming a tune (while doing something else)

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to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

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a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap

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to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to shout at

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greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice

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to squat; to crouch

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warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money

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liar; fibber; lying

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like that; so

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unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

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