jpdb beta

many years; a long time

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

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we

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(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

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member

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to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

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president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy

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(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

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world's largest

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state; country; nation

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war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

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to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces

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it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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democracy; democratic nation

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supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

5

in this way; like this

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armed forces; military; troops

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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means; way; method; measure

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

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acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix

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most; extremely

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

2

friend

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be; is

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however; but

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wicked; evil

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