jpdb beta

eye-witness; witness

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some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

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was; were

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like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)

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locked room; secret room

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...

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running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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half a year; six months

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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to increase; to multiply

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

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criminal nature; criminality

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to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext

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heading; headline; index; headword

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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continuation; succession; series; continuous

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elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings

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if; in case; supposing

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offender; criminal; culprit

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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to catch

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then; well; so; well then

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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personal computer; PC

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to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

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list; wrist

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to scan; to look over

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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be; is

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family

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permission; approval; authorization; license

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actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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