jpdb beta

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

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abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part

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breathing; respiration

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death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

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transmission (of motive power); drive; gearing

1

one second

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

3

embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

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gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element

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planet; dark horse; surprise contender

1

to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back

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to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards

1

beam

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creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)

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myriad; countless things

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irrepressibly aroused (esp. sexually); stimulated

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isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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severe; fierce; stern

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

1

my condolences

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serves you right!; see what happens!

2

to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

1

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

1

calcium (Ca)

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

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plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation

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sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast

1

granted that; even if; even though

2

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

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yes it is!; it surely is; certainly

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oral; in the mouth

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(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology

2

plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish

2

to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

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poison gas

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roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

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to make sense

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

2

cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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double-edged sword

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a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone

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telling blow

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miniature garden

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