jpdb beta

as one promised

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strong opposition; vehement opposition

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waiting in vain

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patient; persevering

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wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap

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to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep

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fifth day of the month; five days

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rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering

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day by day

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meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

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to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

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denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

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to cry and shout; to scream

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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benefactor; patron

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to be able to conceal

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actually; really

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preference; priority; precedence

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

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even if not; even without

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feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

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two months

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how many years; how long; what year

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half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer

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paintbrush

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to compete with; to vie for

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jade green

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remembrance; recollection; recognition

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback

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to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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to yearn for; to be in love with

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

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last month

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dear; beloved

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to shed tears

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probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

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news; word; tidings; omen

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(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext

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to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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