jpdb beta

reading aloud; recitation

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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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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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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strong opposition; vehement opposition

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

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return; welcome home

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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

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was; were

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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regret; repentance

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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I; me

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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anything and everything; just about everything

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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in that manner; like that

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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smiling face; smile

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to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

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amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

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junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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indicates question

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a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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(together) with; -wide; including

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large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission

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forest; shrine grove

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animal

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