jpdb beta

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

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glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into

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wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

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political situation

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to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

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influence; clout; leverage

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act; deed; conduct

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adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

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going into a frenzy; flying into a rage

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acute ear; good ear

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

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company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)

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forcefulness of speech; influential voice

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several steps

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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to move forward; to move on

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as you know; as we know

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therefore; consequently

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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looks; features

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to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off

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pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition

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protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication

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carefully; with caution

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a glance; a look; a glimpse

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weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

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to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in

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disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

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with a start; in a fright; alarmedly

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teary eyes

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

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violent emotion; passion; fury

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to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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to intend; to be sure that

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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