jpdb beta

manner; style

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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steady; sound; reliable; solid

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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fake

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prospects of victory; chances of success

1

to suspect

2

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

1

great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn

1

playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

one eyebrow

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calm; composed; cool; quiet

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with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

1

disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)

1

rhythmical; well-paced

1

expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes

1

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

1

injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity

2

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

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in this case

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

1

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

3

piling up; making a heap; laying bricks

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

no more

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bed

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan

1

to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp

1

water outlet; tap; faucet

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

1

to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled

1

state; country; nation

1

duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention

1

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

1

simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping

1

mainly; primarily

2

investment

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

3

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

return

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

1

business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy

1

since; henceforth

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barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear

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showy; ostentatious

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