jpdb beta

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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to be the case that

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

4

vanity

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economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy

1

materialism (philosophy)

1

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

8

low (level, value, price, etc.)

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

2

fresh leaves

4

to face; to go towards; to head towards

8

hope; wish; aspiration

3

absence; non-attendance

2

attendance; presence; appearance

2

awfully; terribly

4

important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

2

to stiffen; to become stiff

1

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

1

elementary; primary

1

arithmetic

1

theory

1

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

popular person; favorite; favourite

1

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

2

in the same way as; just like

1

optimistic

1

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

1

if it's the case

5

to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

1

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

4

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

Marx; Marks; Marcks; Marcus; Markus

2

to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

3

deep affection; dear; beloved

1

illegal; unlawful

5

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

2

society; the world; the times

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legal; lawful; legitimate

2

bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible

3

presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

2

window

4

penetrating cold

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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to swim

2

dying; death; dead; useless; damned

2

rather; sooner; preferably

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