jpdb beta

to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below

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alternately

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to bury; to embed; to implant

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to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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cherry

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)

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as it was before

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to re-wrap

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afterword; postscript

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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late; slowly

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to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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attacking army

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planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

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long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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proof; proof sheet; galley proof

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wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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library; book collection; paperback book

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only recently; just of late

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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adoption; selection; choice

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on inquiry; if inquiring

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third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive

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field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

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supply; provision; service; supply

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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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water supply; supplied water; water refill

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

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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halfway point

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feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria

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in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range

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affirmation; affirmative

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positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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