jpdb beta

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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nutritional value; food value

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

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so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

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food

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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foodstuff; ingredient

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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thank you; thanks

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disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

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deadly poison

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powerful; strong

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

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however; but

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the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

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to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

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edged tool; cutting instrument; knife

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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adductor muscle (of a bivalve)

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adductor muscle; adductor muscle of a bivalve (e.g. scallop, etc.)

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

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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 struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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soaking of clams in salt water to remove grit

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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whether (or not); if

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contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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