jpdb beta

a certain someone; Mr So-and-so

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now that; since; so long as; because

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

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handrail; railing; banister

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mere; simple; sheer

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

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The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

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rather; sooner; preferably

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out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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pendulum

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over-all length; span

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rope

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latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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opposite shore

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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ground; earth's surface

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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how; in what way

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient

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to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

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to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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meaning; significance

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body; physical system; (the) person

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refrigerant; coolant

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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only once

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several minutes; a few minutes

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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something like ...; something called ...

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uncle

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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racehorse

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trio; gang of three; threesome

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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racecourse; race track

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race

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entry in a race

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bodyguard; escort

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Oh well; yeah; good; OK

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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success; hit

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hollow; cavity; hole; cave

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