jpdb beta

easy-to-understand

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wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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

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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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even if not; even without

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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one more time; once more; once again

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

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omigosh; crikey

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to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

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you

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cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky

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and; thereupon; because of that

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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to be found; to be discovered

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place

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to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

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somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

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to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round

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something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)

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treasure; treasured item; prized possession

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how many pieces

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winter

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