jpdb beta

trend of the times; way things are going

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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to hurry; to hasten

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to cover fully; to wrap around

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large army

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spectacle; sight; scene

1

funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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peddler; pedlar; hawker

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article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale

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does not seem (to be)

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inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob

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to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape

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before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

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antidote

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clergyman; churchman; clergy

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to say no more; to sink into silence

2

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless

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role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role

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also called

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inhuman; heinous; atrocious

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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cabinet minister

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all; every

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social; societal; societary

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abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

3

reception of a decoration; reception of an order (of merit)

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decoration; order; medal

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honour; honor

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title; name; degree

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rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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prostitute; harlot

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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love affair; liaison

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bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

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to make public

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accepting a bribe

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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forces of opposition; opposing forces; counterforce

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to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

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