jpdb beta

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

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until now; so far; up to the present

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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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several tens

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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seems; I guess

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thank you; thanks

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soon; shortly; nearly; almost

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birthday

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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absolute secrecy

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medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

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to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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quite; utterly; really; completely

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to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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lately; recently; nowadays

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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we

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to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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pride

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

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murder; killing; murderer

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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detective

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that's the way it is; such is life

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front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

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chance; opportunity

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snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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