jpdb beta

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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research establishment; research institute; laboratory

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around the world; throughout the world

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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people

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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pride

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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compared to

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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father; dad; husband; you; he

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about this time

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time; hour; period; class

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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go home; get out

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness

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truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

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