jpdb beta

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen

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chuckle; chuckling

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almost; nearly; close to

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

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my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!

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thank you for your continued patronage

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leaving; accepting

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hello; hi

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long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

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that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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that; the matter in question

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

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to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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that is to say; so that means

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all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

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weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly

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in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)

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worry; anxiety; concern

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going into battle; departure for the front

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to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

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all-out attack; general offensive

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reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

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body; group; party; company; troupe

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in one's imagination

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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without

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fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best

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seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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hey; hold on; come on

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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you (plural)

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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