jpdb beta

to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial

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training (animals); breaking (animals)

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the rights and wrongs (of a case)

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abstract

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apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety

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(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)

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nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown

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milk-white; milky

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isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

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with a start; with a jump

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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itchy

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pocket

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watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)

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to sew on

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scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture

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teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

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physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search

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public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

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something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah

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intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

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warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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to train; to discipline; to teach manners

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to continue to receive

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to lose heart; to lose motivation

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level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous

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to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear

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to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

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to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo

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unique; peculiar; singular

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unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent

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to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

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battle formation; disposition of troops

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opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

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comb

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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gust of wind; vanguard

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majority

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dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

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approximately half

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to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of

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handicap

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main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition

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surface; appearances

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flattery; compliment

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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to cry and shout; to scream

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child abuse

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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