jpdb beta

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

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(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

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strong; intense; severe

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way

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to think constantly about; to dwell on

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guitar

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

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to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable

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to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

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to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

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to leave behind

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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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taxi

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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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to walk

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it seems so; that's what it looks like

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the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot

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each time it happens; at all such times

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

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claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

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winter

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to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony

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how much; how many; to what extent

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game over

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husband who lives in his wife's family home without taking her surname

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step by step; by degrees

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looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

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(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta

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to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy

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clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

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speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

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Oklahoma mixer (folk dance); Turkey in the Straw

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left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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back; behind; rear

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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