jpdb beta

blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless

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the other day; a few days ago

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is that so?; I see; right; oh

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inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

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to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light

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(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

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fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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to be silent; to say nothing

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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society; the world; the times

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

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enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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damn; drats; crap

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doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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to return; to come back

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that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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to be a burden; to make trouble for someone

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

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

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

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