jpdb beta

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

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by today; before the day is over

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(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

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it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written

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one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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to burn off

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pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

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pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts

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deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority

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without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly

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to come back; to return

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to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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thousand-fold

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contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation

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spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

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body; physical system; (the) person

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seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences

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curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

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leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage

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absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely

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cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

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shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery

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domestic animals; livestock; cattle

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life and death; life or death

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concern; interest

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

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to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)

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to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

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condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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touché; you've got me there

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with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

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being too late; losing one's final chance

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escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism

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instantly; resolutely

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to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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all creation; all nature; all the universe

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged

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stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement

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eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

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indispensable; essential

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indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily

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