jpdb beta

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

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twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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mother and child

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office (e.g. the Oval Office)

2

bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer

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famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

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fresh off the farm; inexperienced

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

2

manager; caretaker

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gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

2

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved

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outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)

2

to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

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to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into

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to knock down; to knock out

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to grumble; to complain

3

ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister

1

to age; to become old

2

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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mimetic muscles

2

baton (of command); order; command; direction

2

somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely

1

quill; quill pen

4

palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards

1

to release

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pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers

2

desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

1

valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable

2

forte; strong point

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insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

2

crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

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agricultural community; farm village; rural

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to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover

2

insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising

1

farmwork

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feeling of envy; jealous feeling

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to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

2

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

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that's so, however ...

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statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker

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indulging in every possible luxury

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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guess; conjecture

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with one's own hands

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at a young age; while still young

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