jpdb beta

first person to say something; first person to suggest something

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

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one-to-one; one-on-one

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to call; to summon; to send for; to call together

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celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name

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presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

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to tell (somebody) to (do something)

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sociable

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worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

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a foolish or stupid look

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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main force; chief object; mainline

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

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to cease; to stop; to be over

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impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

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application; request; petition

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expansion

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casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat

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around one's lips

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to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant

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mound

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attractiveness; charm; amiability

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trauma (usu. psychological)

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evil countenance

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to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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cocky; affected; pretentious; fresh; pompous

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sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

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bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

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free translation; liberal translation

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to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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eye color; eye colour

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transparent; clear

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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to make a fist; to clench one's fist

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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something (or other)

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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field

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to drag out

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plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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