jpdb beta

(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

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guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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reputation; respectability

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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be; is; isn't it?

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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to go; to come

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black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

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uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

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curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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huh?; what's up?

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curse; spell; malediction

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indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)

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to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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cause; origin; source

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building

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)

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it seems that; as if

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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ah; oh; hey!

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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Mei

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

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(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

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