jpdb beta

general classification; broad categorization

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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offensive camp; team at bat

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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commitment; pledge; promise

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offensive; aggressive

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custom; practice; convention; precedent

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to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance

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tracing; trail left in the snow (by mountaineers); following (a trail of footprints); trace (of a matrix)

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putting off (doing); postponement; delaying

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euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect

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details; particulars

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leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

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dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless

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matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need

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treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food

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don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

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gallant; dashing; jaunty

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storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving

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pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

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wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

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lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss

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to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

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(filled) to the brim

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half-closed eyes

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cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack

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can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer

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sexual experience (with men)

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talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

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to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)

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partial; incomplete; imperfect

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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immense; awesome; enormous; terrific

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to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

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experienced; well-versed

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(another's) child; child; kid

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to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

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you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem

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to abide one's shame

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wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

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job title; name of one's position

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antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit

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