jpdb beta

hardship; toil; trouble

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to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift

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something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

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step by step; by degrees

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ostentation; show; affectation

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painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

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hating; strongly disliking

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

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oath; abjuration; pledge

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thus; in this way

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Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)

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order; sequence; procedure

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to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet

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outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

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you could say that; that might be so

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irrational (line of) argument

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rematch (e.g. in sumo when the match is too close to decide)

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delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in

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to rely on

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to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into

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flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

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with a bang; with a bam; with a wham

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

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to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black

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publication; issue

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misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

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to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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gist; main point

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to run away; to escape safely

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dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

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daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

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the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way

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courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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chamberlain

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in history; ever; historical

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belch; eructation; burp

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long way; great distance

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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preface; introduction; preamble

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to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can

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nonparticipation; nonattendance

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(not) so much; (not) that much

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary

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