jpdb beta

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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coercive; overbearing

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as far as I know

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staying up all night

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construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

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makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid

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undertaking; underwriting; acceptance

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ear

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to throw into; to dump in together

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to shove in; to push in; to force in

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atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)

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to fall prostrate

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to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)

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to lay aside; to set aside

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to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

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intuition; instinct; hunch

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common use; communal use; sharing

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things; everything

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talk; recital; narration; topic

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greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse

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lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

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fast descent; speedy fall

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well bucket

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster

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panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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doctor

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likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do

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period (esp. in European languages); full stop; period (of time); era; period (interval of a game)

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temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum

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dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry

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head over heels; madly (in love)

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love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)

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sensual love; love affair

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to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

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to understand; to appreciate; to interpret

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spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl

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to talk nonsense

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation

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filtering

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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