jpdb beta

pond

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

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abstract painting

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he; him; boyfriend

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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canvas; base

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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to do

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

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clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted

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hatred

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to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate

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rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

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to hate; to detest

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such ... as; or some such

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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younger sister

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable

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same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...

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poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality

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environment; surroundings; circumstances

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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criminal; culprit

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to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

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root; basis; foundation

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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to choose; to select; to pick (out)

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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