jpdb beta

(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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but; however; although

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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she; her; girlfriend

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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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oh, yes?; really?

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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that; those; the

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Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker

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isn't that right?

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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

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was; were

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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younger sister

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small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

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and; as well as

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all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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what to do

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

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surely; certainly

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

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

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