jpdb beta

the very picture of ...

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family precepts; family motto; rule of the home

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worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness

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to join hands (with)

3

hostile; adversarial; antagonistic

1

waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise

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to make contact

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to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter

3

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

2

foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

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law; rule

6

amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger

2

conservatives

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self-introduction

2

upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous

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war party; warmonger

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the whole nation

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)

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suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

2

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

4

political party

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with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life

1

to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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busy (phone)

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

2

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

1

love is blind

1

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

1

to exert oneself; to make efforts

2

by all means; by all costs

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to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

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anywhere

1

to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

3

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

3

clear autumnal weather

2

the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion

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inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)

2

contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching

1

lately; recently

6

deeply impressive; memorable; striking

1

to look forward to

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to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

3

grounds; premises

4

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

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to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

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bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan

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