jpdb beta

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

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sandpit; sandbox

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bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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interruption; suspension; break

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wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

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very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event

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vermilion ink stick; cinnabar ink stick

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to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in

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having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)

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tidying up; finishing

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if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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catfight; fight between women

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to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

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word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness

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to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into

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(short) run; drive; ride; spin

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shock; tremor; impact; vibration

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inside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.

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old man; mister

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sudden change; sudden turn

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ultimate

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filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty

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vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true

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offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

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improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

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informer; informant; betrayer; snitch

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to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate

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dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

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low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar

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to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour

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dying in a fit of anger or indignation

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political opponent

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to stab to death

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection

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never (before)

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division; section; classification; sorting; division

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dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth

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to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)

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to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry

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to pay respect (to)

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