jpdb beta

lights-out time

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call; appeal

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to arrive; to come

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stumbling; failure; misstep; setback

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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leaving everything to someone else

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how long; how far; how much

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robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

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self-propulsion

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change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity

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position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede

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reference; allusion

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miscalculation

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having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell

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supply line

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indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing

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embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward

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warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

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blue eyes; a Westerner

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product of the land; present; souvenir

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southerly (wind); from the south

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castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart

2

affirmative

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

nagging; griping

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to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

1

self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness

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ideal; ideals

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sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

2

both sides; two sides; double-sided

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to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

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to think too much; to be over-concerned

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negative; contradictory

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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whatever

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battalion commander

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northern extremity

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to trouble; to bother; to annoy

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to have one's name entered (in a list)

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down

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to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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putting out the lights; turning off the lights

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branch line

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starting (construction) work

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continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption

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