jpdb beta

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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cost

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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retort; back talk; backchat

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underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet

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that day; the very same day

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bullying; teasing

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters

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to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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escalation

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that; the matter in question

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indictment; prosecution; complaint

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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short; brief

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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

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company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

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people

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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ideal; ideals

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the very thing; itself

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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night; evening; dinner

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entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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in a bad mood

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good grief

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

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salary; wages; pay

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

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oof; ough; ulp

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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limit; bound

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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