jpdb beta

subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation

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archetype

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course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

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realistic; pragmatic

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how should I know?; don't ask me

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winning a battle; victory; victorious battle

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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forelock; bangs

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tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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seeming sad

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured

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to fear; to be afraid of

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accident

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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one's mind

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flashback

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vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)

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which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

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serious

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complete change; about-face

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible

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to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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loud; sonorous; ringing

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lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth

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now is the time

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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that's so, isn't it

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key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

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cold war; the Cold War

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on bad terms; at loggerheads

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory

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environment; surroundings; circumstances

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