jpdb beta

half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

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the latter

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to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

1

detestable; despicable; abhorrent

2

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

1

to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

1

company employee; office worker; white-collar worker

1

marriage

1

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

late at night; at a late hour

1

welcome home

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

bride

1

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

bottom of one's heart

1

a trickle of tears

1

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

1

car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car

1

death by fire

1

fire; flame; blaze

1

rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

1

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

1

hot topic; talk of the town

1

to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

1

to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle

1

to feel nauseous

1

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)

2

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife

1

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

insistence; (major) emphasis; stress

1

to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

1

house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

1

delivery

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perfect; just right; ideal

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

2

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

1

100,000; hundred thousand

1

death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping

2

to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

1

job application form; employee satisfaction

2

button (clothing); push-button

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

5