jpdb beta

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

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sophistry; sophism

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dispute; argument; contention

1

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

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influence; clout; leverage

2

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

3

to obtain; to procure

4

to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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reasoning; logic; persuasion

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

1

your opinion

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to twist; to distort

2

large sum (money)

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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again

1

surprise; something unexpected

1

assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

1

command; direction

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

2

dirty trick

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to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

2

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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supervised; under surveillance

4

in spite of; regardless of

2

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

2

profitable plan; good plan

1

to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge

1

one after next; second

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know-how

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what

2

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

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competent; suitable; qualified

1

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

2

as we know

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

4

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

1

to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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to assist; to help out

2

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

3

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

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paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

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