jpdb beta

shout of abuse; jeers; boos

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to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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I told you so

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to get (someone's) help; to ask for help

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right (to do something); authority; power

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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extremely

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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number; amount

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regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

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history; pedigree; lineage

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prayer; wish; vow

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odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up

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opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring

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focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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impatience

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the other day; a few days ago

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cause of death

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therefore; for that reason; such being the case

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to be reliable

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zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour

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to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge

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to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

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end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death

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seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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bitter experience

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to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

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brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint

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acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

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tacit; unspoken; implicit

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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that's the way it is; such is life

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if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary

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committee; commission; board; panel

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