jpdb beta

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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aiming too high

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years

3

nursery school; day nursery; preschool

2

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

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to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

extreme; extremity

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criminal; culprit

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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love; affection

1

to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

1

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

fixed date; appointed day

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ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony

1

only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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(audio) recording

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elopement; running away with a lover

9

concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy

1

Chinatown

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dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

1

to assemble; to set up; to construct

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(not) a single person; (no) one

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to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss

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emergency measures

2

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

2

secret; private; surreptitious

1

to re-examine; to review; to recheck

1

winter

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source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)

1

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

1

place; situation; position; location

1

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

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

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 give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

3

making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)

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four years

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criminal case

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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